After OSPP victory, MTEA sets sights on increased funding

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Article from Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service: http://milwaukeenns.org/2016/10/17/after-ospp-victory-mtea-sets-sights-on-increased-funding/

Schools and Communities United Co-Chair Ingrid Walker-Henry called the issue of whether or not to provide more funding a “no-brainer,” saying, “When we’re talking about our children, when we’re talking about our future … it really shouldn’t be a contentious issue.”

Schroeder urged GOP legislators to recognize the progress MPS has made and to fix “funding flaws” to provide public school districts with more resources. Fair Funding for Our Future, a funding plan DPI first proposed in 2011, would provide more money for students who are economically disadvantaged and simplify the funding formula. The plan would cost about $570 million more than the state budgeted in 2015; Schroeder said wealthy individuals and corporations should foot the bill.

“We talk about being a nation of people who care about each other,” Walker-Henry said, “This is our future. This is the future of our city; this is the future of our state. Do you care enough to invest in it?”