Free pass

An article in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has Republican supporters of the voucher program asking everyone to ignore the school funding problems plaguing many school districts right now so they can score points with their political base.

Republicans and key voucher program advocates say Doyle should not tie the voucher cap issue to other education issues. They also say the changes in school funding that Doyle has proposed cannot be afforded now and should be taken up in the next state budget process. "The governor has an all or nothing approach, and that's telling us he's more interested in what the (teachers) unions want," Vukmir said.

In other words, Republicans want another free pass this election year on the tough education issues facing our state. They have been dodging this issue for years and the time has come to deal with it. Every year they put off dealing with the whole education system and funding formula in this state is another year wasted in the education of thousands of school children. Every year a new batch of students starts in a system that will give them a poor foundation to build their academic career on in the future.

If it were their kids in the struggling schools of Milwaukee or the many other districts around the state dealing with a failed funding system, they would be screaming for action.

On this issue, you should also check out the comment on Free Will's blog about School Choice. It's from a supporter of the program.