Monday, May 21, 2012

More Gassy Expellations from "Politifart"


Behind the rhetoric: How Walker's union limits affected school budgets (5/19/2012).

Here's the concluding paragraph.

But at least a third of districts 
  • saw staffing increases, 
  • stayed steady or 
  • had very modest staffing reductions,
and it’s useful to remember that enrollment declines are behind some of the staff reductions.  {Bullet points added.]

Some.

As in "how many"?


Really?!  Don't you want to break this down for us?

These are 3 outcomes that should not be lumped together in such a cavalier, ho-hum fashion. And I'd be interested to know how "very modest" is defined.

Better reading.

Making Matters Worse: School Funding, Achievement Gaps and Poverty under Wisconsin Act 32,
  •  State budget cuts hit high poverty districts the hardest.
  •  High poverty districts have less state revenue to support the needs of children, and taxpayers in high poverty districts pay taxes at increasingly higher rates.
  •  Reductions in employee compensation hit high poverty districts the hardest.
  •  Reductions in the size of the workforce hit high poverty districts hardest. 
  •  Act 32 increases funding gaps for poor and minority students.

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