The Madison community has passed most of the referenda that the school district has proposed, but it hasn't passed all of them. The high (though not perfect) success rate is a credit to the voters, but also to the District, which has tried very hard to avoid over-using this tool.
If the District called for a referendum to exceed spending limits to retain walkable, small schools on the Near East Side, I'd vote yes, but I suspect that it would be a very hard sell in some parts of the district, especially around Leopold School. If the referendum failed, the School Board would have to cut spending, and they'd really need to let the voters know which items were on the chopping block before the referendum. So my question does not pose a false choice. Michael D. Barrett wrote: > Re: > >> >>I'm not happy to see the cuts that were made, but we have to remember >> that > state law requires these cuts, > > That is simply untrue. State law simply requires a referendum if the > school district exceeds certain spending levels. Notice I did not say > limits. They aren't limits because the community at large can decide > to pay more. And the community has stepped up many, many times in the > recent past to do exactly that. > >> For the >>people who think we should keep Marquette open at all costs, I think it's >>fair to ask: what should we cut instead? > > False choice. > > -Mike > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies > > _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
