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Friday, September 28, 2012

One Teacher's Perspective: One Cent Makes $ense

One Teacher's Perspective: One Cent Makes $ense:


One Cent Makes $ense

Now that Paul ThomasAnthony CodyDiane Ravitch, and the others havereframed my thinking about school reform, it is time to begin practicing what these Social Context Reformers preach.

Consequently, I am excited to support A Penny For Kids legislation proposed by the Wisconsin Alliance for Excellent Schools (WAES)A one-cent sales tax for Wisconsin kids is vital and sensible. If passed, the sales tax will raise about $850 million annually to addressing the growing needs of Wisconsin’s children and schools hit hard by the recent state cuts. 

This is not an end-around to bolster public teacher pay. In actuality, a Penny for Kids could bring some healing to our divided state. Pay clos