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Giving Parents a Choice with School Choice

Expanding School Choice will give parents throughout Wisconsin the ability to have a largerr voice in their children's education.

The difficult, yet prudent, fiscal decisions made over the last two years under Governor Walker’s watch have turned a $3.6 billion deficit into a budget surplus. That surplus means that we can now focus on our priorities. Education reform is one of the five main priorities of the governor’s budget going forward.

Due to his forward thinking approach to fiscal solvency and efficiency, we are closer than ever to providing a quality education to every child in the Badger State. As the result of the positive reforms, we are now seeing benefits become reality in school districts across the state.

Governor Walker recently announced a $475 million investment in our public school system that will help us focus on performance, prosperity and reform. This will give us the ability to gauge real success on the ground in school districts throughout Wisconsin.  

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This infusion of nearly half a billion in investment in education will ensure that the public school education afforded to our students is world class. The governor’s plan encourages struggling districts to use the tools that are working in well performing districts in order to give our students the education that they deserve.

We have made tremendous strides here in Wisconsin to give our school districts more control over their budgets and allow our kids and teachers now have access to the tools that they need to succeed.

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Under the governor’s watchful eye, budgets are now under control and our state’s school districts are reaping amazing benefits for our students. The quality of the Badger State’s education system has grown because of it.

Every child in Wisconsin, regardless of location or background must have access to a great education. Here in Milwaukee County we have seen great success with School Choice. We have been on the frontline in the battle to give back control of our children’s education to parents rather than the government.  This program is a model for success and should be emulated throughout the state.

A quality education can and should be afforded to every child in the Badger State. An expansion of School Choice will help provide that and give parents in struggling districts a new option for their kids to soar in academic achievement.

Now is the time to increase access to School Choice and allow parents the true decision making power when it comes to their children’s future. This isn’t just about the education of our kids today, but about their ability to grow and strive for achievements for their future. The governor recognizes this and is making it a priority to increase parental control while ensuring that Wisconsin’s students have the best possible education available.

David Karst
Chairman
Republican Party of Milwaukee County

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