Study by the Association for Equity and Funding Shows Gap in School Funding, Final
Monday, October 6th, 2014 -- 1:23 PM
-The Association for Equity and Funding recently released information from a study they commissioned that looked at school funding for districts around the state for the past 10 years.John Gaier, District Administrator for Neillsville and Chair of the Association, said the real message here is that it?s a moral issue.
John said, "The real message here is, it's really a moral issue. Morally, do we believe that kids have equal rights for opportunities in learning no matter where they live in the State of Wisconsin? If that's true, the current way that we fund schools is not meeting that moral obligation."
"The other thing that I think is a moral issue is, if schools aren't able to educate their kids with the same opportunities, do communities then have the same opportunities for growth and development as other opportunities? And if we believe that is a moral issue, then the current funding system does not meet that obligation."
"So I think that really is the key to what we're all about in trying to create equity or equal opportunity or at least close opportunity gaps for kids based on where they live."
Once again, the study looked at data for schools from 2004 to 2011 and focused on three key groups of students which were special education, economically disadvantaged and English language learners.
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