Representative Barbara Dittrich (R – Oconomowoc) issued the following statement regarding the MPS fiscal scandal and its impact on local school districts:
“Aside from the fact that the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) and Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) leadership have deceived the public and hurt some of Wisconsin’s most underprivileged students, there is an enormous ripple effect this scandal has on every one of the state’s students.
“As a result of the MPS referendum, the school districts in the area I serve see reductions in annual state aid as follows:
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Wisconsin’s state superintendent — Sunday morning on UPFRONT
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State Supt. Jill Underly says she first learned of MPS’ financial problems in late April.
She says the state wasn’t worried then since MPS was about that late with its reports last year. I asked why DPI was so lenient, knowing the state’s biggest district could affect everyone:
Much more on Jill Underly, here (and her efforts to abort our elementary teacher literacy test: the Foundations of Reading).