On TABOR...

At 8:51 PM, Borderline said...
Green and Gold, I beg to differ on you saying "Specifically Schools have been living under spending controls for ten years and Wisconsin's education system in on of the best in the country. If anything, they prove that spending controls work." Education in Wisconsin is one of the most egregious examples of "Too much Growth". In Hudson alone the budget has increase 71% since 2001 and that is with only a 20% growth in population. We have schools teaching fishing and other unneeded curriculum, teachers and administration with Cadillac health benefits with extremely low or no co-pays, and pensions that amount to 70% of their last 3 years pay. Education has captured 100% of any appreciation of property and is screaming for more. This year in St. Croix County 3 school districts will be asking for 135 Million dollars in referendums. I have yet to see a study that equate money with quality. The graduation requirements here in Hudson do not meet the minimum requirements to get into the University of Wisconsin. There are no concrete studies that say reducing class sizes improve education. The only ones who have to take the ACT test are the kids who plan on going to college. In Colorado, they require everyone to take it regardless of their plans. If you level the playing field and had to include everyone like Colorado does, we would be projected to be around 19th or so.There is a lot to gain by reading more about education at:On The Borderline where we have had in depth discussion and analysis on education and have participation of teachers, school workers, and Frank Lasee himself.

Borderline: I do disagree with what you are saying. Money does not equal performance.

The points I was making was for a school mom who was being told TABOR would destory education. I was giving her examples of why it would not devstate schools. Revenue controls have not devestated local schools and have limited the property tax increases. Which mean they done what they were intended to do. That is a valuable point to this mother.

You may think the revenue controls are too loose, but you cannot disagree with the point of revenue controls have not devestated our schools.