Want More "School"? Pay For It!

 Rep. Allen's take on Wisconsin's school-aids formula is dead-on.

...Rep. Scott Allen, R-Waukehsa, said there’s nothing wrong with giving local taxpayers more control over their local schools.

“These referendums keep the power and choice for how to spend tax dollars with people in local communities,” Allen (pictured above) said in a statement. “Instead of a one size fits all approach to the 421 school districts in our state, school referendums allow for local communities to weigh in on decisions that most affect them. In this most recent election, only 29% of school districts went to referendum and 22% of the proposed referendums failed. These referendums proved that the will of the people does not always agree or align with the school administrators who want more taxpayer money.’...

While they approved a small amount for ongoing maintenance and teacher-compensation, the Arrowhead voters refused to spend $240++million to build a new Taj Mahal high school.

The system works.

Naturally, the Educationaloids disagree.

Here's "Dr." Jill, (another one!) on taking money from Crivitz to pay for Arrowhead:

 ...Wisconsin State Superintendent Jill Underly earlier this week said the wave of local referendum questions is proof that Wisconsin’s school funding system is broken.

 “Our state legislature has severely underfunded public schools for well over a decade, and it has led to a record number of districts going to referendum to try and fix severe financial constraints on their own. Too many communities were forced to vote Tuesday whether to increase property taxes just so their local schools can pay staff, heat and cool their buildings, and provide a quality education,” Underly said....

Uh-huh.  "Severe financial restraints."  "Forced to vote."  "Pay staff, heat/cool..."  

That's The Narrative, written for "Dr." Jill by the Teachers' Union and its twin brother, the School Administrator's Union Association.

Allen:

...“School referendums also protect the taxpayers of the other 400 some school districts from paying for the proposed increase of one district.  ...

Exactly right.