Racine Considers Legal Action Against Slashed Funding
RACINE, Wis. -- The Racine School Board is expected to talk about the possibility of legal action over cuts in state funding. The board has added the issue to its agenda for Monday night's meeting. The state budget just passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature cuts public education funding by $800 million over two years. Along with a reduction in how much schools can collect from property taxes per student, the budget is expected to reduce revenue to districts by about $1.6 billion. Racine Unified fares worse than other school districts in Wisconsin because it's property poor and relies heavily on state aid. The executive director of the Wisconsin Alliance for Excellent Schools, Tom Beebe, said that possible legal action is about the only move left for districts like Racine.Alliance For Excellent Education - News
According to the Alliance for Excellent Education, by cutting the dropout rate of students of color and Native students in half, we can generate more than $4.5 billion in lifetime personal earnings and add $412 million in state tax revenue each year.
Racine Unified fares worse than other school districts in Wisconsin because it's property poor and relies heavily on state aid. The executive director of the Wisconsin Alliance for Excellent Schools, Tom Beebe, said that possible legal action is about
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The Alliance for Excellent Education, an organization run by former West Virginia Governor Bob Wise, has tried to make graduation rates an economic issue. By halving the dropout rate nationwide, billions would be pumped into the national economy,
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WASHINGTON —The Campaign for High School Equity (CHSE), a diverse coalition of leading civil rights and education advocacy organizations last week released a bold plan to ensure all students graduate high school ready for college and a career, regardless of ZIP code, income, race or ethnicity.
A variety of Congressional staff members and policy analysts were on hand today to learn about CHSE’s Plan for Success, ahead of Congress’ anticipated reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
“We can no longer afford to wait to transform our public high schools. All students must attain the knowledge and skills they need to compete in the 21st-century marketplace and to serve as informed participants in our democracy,” said Michael Wotorson, CHSE executive director. “Each of us has a stake in the Plan for Success because our national prosperity depends on the ability of our youth to succeed. The time to act is now.”
The Plan for Success is tailored specifically to address the needs of students most at risk of being relegated to under-performing high schools, including students of color, Native students, and those from low-income communities.
CHSE recommends policy priorities for holding schools accountable for boosting the academic achievement of all students and providing students with the resources and supports they need to succeed in the classroom and beyond.
While roughly 70 percent of all high school students graduate on time, only 55 percent or less of African-American, Latino, and American Indian students in the class of 2007 graduated on time, according to Diplomas Count 2010: Graduation by the Numbers by C.B. Swanson.
By ensuring that all students graduate from high school ready for college or the workplace, we empower them to achieve significant economic growth for themselves and for the country by generating approximately $2.3 billion in new earnings, 17,450 new jobs, and $250 million in new tax contributions annually, according to the Alliance for Excellent Education.
To help increase high school graduation rates and close the academic achievement gap, CHSE’s Plan for Success calls for parents, educators, communities, and policymakers to work toward a set of comprehensive policy recommendations. These include: • Provide Students with Expanded Learning Opportunities
Each of the Plan’s policy priorities calls for energetic leadership at the federal level to support meaningful policy reform such as strong accountability systems for all groups of students in all secondary schools, access to effective teachers and leaders, and access to expanded learning opportunities and supports.
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