Sky isn't falling on Wisconsin public schools

Wisconsin State Journal:

Here's the bottom line on public schools in Wisconsin after a big cut in state aid to K-12 education:

• The kids are mostly all right.

• The teachers are smarting from smaller paychecks.

• The full impact of the two-year, $750 million cut won't be known until next school year.

That's what a recent survey of Wisconsin school administrators suggests.

The Wisconsin Association of School District Administrators surveyed more than 80 percent of districts across the state in early fall. The results are being cited -- and exaggerated -- in a variety of ways. The Democrats and unions suggest the sky is falling. Republican Gov. Scott Walker pretends all is well.

And the political spin will only speed and sharpen if Walker faces a recall election next year as expected.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at December 5, 2011 1:07 AM
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