Statement by Madison Board of Education President Arlene Silveira on the state budget

"I am disappointed that the members of the Wisconsin Legislature are unable to do the job they were elected to do: pass a state budget. As an elected official, I take my duties and responsibilities seriously.

"In September, school started on the day it was scheduled to begin, teaching and learning is taking place in our classrooms and our school district is operating the way we planned for it to operate.

"Earlier this year, the Madison School board approved a tentative budget for the 2007-08 school year, anticipating that by October, when the Board usually sets the tax levy, we would have all the final information to finish our job. After months of partisan wrangling, our state legislators have failed to uphold their end of the partnership.

"It's unfortunate that our local property taxpayers will suffer the consequences of the Legislature's inability to pass the only bill required in a two-year session: the biennial budget."

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Posted by Jim Zellmer at October 17, 2007 4:39 PM
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