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Democrats slam Walker’s education plans

March 17, 2011 By Andrew Beckett

Democrats in the state Assembly are raising concerns about the Governor’s proposed budget cuts and policy changes for education. Those worries come from the almost $900 million in state aid schools will lose under Governor Walker’s biennial budget plan.

State Representative Sondy Pope-Roberts (D-Madison) says those cuts, combined with a move to ease restrictions on voucher programs and charter schools, will damage public education. Pope-Roberts says she sees the entire plan as a move toward privatizing schools across the state, which she believes would be disastrous for Wisconsin.

State Legislative Fiscal Bureau numbers show schools face a revenue reduction of 5.5-percent under the Governor’s plan. Walker has argued recent changes to collective bargaining will give districts the tools needed to cut costs and make up those losses.

Pope-Roberts says those tools are more like “hatchets and hammers” that will only force school districts to break up important parts of public education.

State Representative Fred Clark (D-Baraboo) worries districts will have no choice but to cut back on the basics of education and lay-off teachers. He says larger classrooms, small schools closing, and lost programs will be common if the proposed cuts state in the budget.

Pope-Roberts says Walker’s proposals are drastic and draconian, and will damage the quality of education.

AUDIO: Andrew Beckett reports (:57)

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