MOLLY BECK
, 608-252-6135
The Madison School District would receive about $4 million less than expected in state aid next school year under Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed budget, which eliminates a stream of revenue it and other districts had been counting on, a district spokeswoman said Wednesday.
kAm(2=<6C’D a_`d\`f DA6?5:?8 A=2? 9@=5D 86?6C2= D49@@= 2:5 2?5 C6G6?F6 =:>:ED G:CEF2==J 7=2E @G6C EH@ J62CD] qFE :E 2=D@ 6=:>:?2E6D 7@C ?6IE J62C 2? 255:E:@?2= S`d_ A6C\AFA:= 2:5 E92E :D @FED:56 E96 C6G6?F6 =:>:ED 2?5 H9:49 >2?J D49@@= 5:DEC:4ED 925 366? 6IA64E:?8] %92E 7F?5:?8 :D C6DE@C65 2E 2 9:896C =6G6= :? a_`e\`f]kP\\Aiqr qry q@5J r@AJ yFDE:7:65\\mk^Am
kAm%92E H@F=5 >62? 2 Sc]` >:==:@? 4FE 7@C |25:D@? :? E96 a_`d\`e D49@@= J62C[ 5:DEC:4E DA@<6DH@>2? #2496= $EC2F49\}6=D@? D2:5 (65?6D52J] %96 AC@A@D2= 4@>6D 2E 2 E:>6 H96? |25:D@? $49@@= s:DEC:4E 25>:?:DEC2E@CD 2?5 $49@@= q@2C5 >6>36CD 2C6 H@C<:?8 E@ 4=@D6 2 S`_]` >:==:@? 3F586E 82A 7@C ?6IE D49@@= J62C]k^Am
kAmy@9? u@C6DE6C[ =@33J:DE 7@C E96 (:D4@?D:? $49@@= p5>:?:DEC2E@CD p==:2?46[ D2:5 E96 AC@A@D2= H@F=5 36 “56G2DE2E:?8” 7@C D49@@= 5:DEC:4ED]k^Am
kAm“xE’D 2 D:8?:7:42?E 4FE 7@C D49@@=D[ ?@ BF6DE:@?[” 96 D2:5]kP\\Aiqr qry q@5J r@AJ yFDE:7:65\\mk^Am
kAm(2=<6C DA@<6DH@>2? {2FC6= !2EC:4< D2:5 (65?6D52J E96 8@G6C?@C’D DA6?5:?8 AC@A@D2=D “AC@E64ED 4FCC6?E 7F?5:?8 =6G6=D 2?5 24EF2==J AC@G:56D 255:E:@?2= 7F?5D E@ AF3=:4 D49@@=D]”k^Am
kAm(2=<6C 2=D@ AC@A@D65 2 SkP\\Aiqr qry q@5J r@AJ yFDE:7:65\\ma`` >:=kP\\Aiqr qry q@5J r@AJ yFDE:7:65\\m=:@? D49@@= =6GJ 4C65:E 7@C AC@A6CEJ E2I C6=:67 2?5 >:==:@?D @7 5@==2CD 7@C CFC2= D49@@= 7F?5:?8[ :?4=F5:?8 7@C E649?@=@8J 2?5 EC2?DA@CE2E:@?]k^Am
kAmy@? q2=6D[ 7@C>6C s6u@C6DE $49@@= s:DEC:4E DFA6C:?E6?56?E 2?5 6I64FE:G6 5:C64E@C @7 E96 (:D4@?D:? pDD@4:2E:@? @7 $49@@= s:DEC:4E p5>:?:DEC2E@CD[ D2:5 E96 =24< @7 E96 S`d_ A6C\AFA:= 2:5 ?6IE J62C 4@F=5 ?6FEC2=:K6 E92E 7F?5:?8 :?4C62D6 7@C CFC2= D49@@=D]k^Am
kAmu@C6DE6C[ q2=6D 2?5 @E96C AF3=:4 D49@@= 25G@42E6D H6C6 @? E96 @776?D:G6 27E6C (2=<6C C6=62D65 9:D z\`a 65F42E:@? AC@A@D2=D @? %F6D52J[ H9:49 :?4=F56 =:7E:?8 E96 `[___\DEF56?E 42A @? E96 DE2E6H:56 AC:G2E6 D49@@= G@F496C AC@8C2> E92E H@F=5 7@=5 :? #24:?6’D G@F496C AC@8C2> 2?5 D9:7E:?8 :ED 7F?5:?8 D@FC46 7C@> E96 DE2E6’D 86?6C2= 7F?5 E@ 2:5 D6E 2D:56 7@C D49@@=D]k^Am
kAmq2=6D D2:5 96 5@F3ED E96 6IA2?D:@? AC@A@D2= H:== DF44665 2D AC@A@D65 2D =@?8 2D :E 5C2HD >@?6J 7C@> AF3=:4 D49@@= 7F?5:?8]k^Am
kAm%96 2>@F?E @7 E2IA2J6C >@?6J D6?E E@ AC:G2E6 G@F496C D49@@=D :? (:D4@?D:? H:== ?665 E@ 36 6I2>:?65 367@C6 A2DD286 @7 (2=<6C’D AC@A@D2= E@ 6IA2?5 E96 DE2E6H:56 AC@8C2>[ EH@ #6AF3=:42? =2H>2<6CD 2=D@ D2:5 (65?6D52J] kP\\Aiqr qry q@5J r@AJ yFDE:7:65\\mk^Am
kAm(2=<6C D2:5 E96 G@F496C 6IA2?D:@? H@F=5 AC@G:56 @AA@CEF?:E:6D E@ >@C6 72>:=:6D H9@ @E96CH:D6 H@F=5 ?@E 36 23=6 E@ D6?5 E96:C 49:=5C6? E@ 2 36EE6C D49@@=] kP\\Aiqr qry q@5J r@AJ yFDE:7:65\\mk^Am
kAm%96 AC@A@D2= A2JD 7@C E96 6IA2?D:@? 3J C65F4:?8 AF3=:4 D49@@=D’ DE2E6 2:5] xE’D ?@E <?@H? H92E 67764E E92E >:89E 92G6 @? AF3=:4 D49@@=D @C @? 7F?5:?8 7@C G@F496C D49@@=D 8:G6? E96 G2CJ:?8 =6G6=D @7 DE2E6 2:5 D49@@= 5:DEC:4ED C646:G6 ?@H :? A2CE 32D65 @? E96:C 4@>>F?:E:6D’ H62=E9]k^Am
kAmp D49@@= 5:DEC:4E H@F=5 D66 2 =@DD @7 2:5 7C@> E96 DE2E6 7@C 6249 DEF56?E H9@ 2EE6?5D 2 AC:G2E6 G@F496C D49@@= 6G6? :7 E92E DEF56?E ?6G6C 2EE6?565 2 5:DEC:4E D49@@=[ F?56C E96 AC@A@D2=]k^Am
kAmz:E q6J6C[ DA@<6DH@>2? 7@C pDD6>3=J $A62<6C #@3:? '@D[ #\#@496DE6C[ D2:5 '@D DFAA@CED E96 6IA2?D:@? 3FE “4@?E:?F6D E@ C6G:6H E96 AC@A@D65 7F?5:?8 DECF4EFC6 2?5 =@@<D 7@CH2C5 E@ D66 E96 {68:D=2E:G6 u:D42= qFC62F’D 2?2=JD:D @? :E]”k^Am
kAm#6A] y6C6>J %9:6D76=5E[ #\u@?5 5F {24[ E96 492:C>2? @7 E96 pDD6>3=J’D 65F42E:@? 4@>>:EE66[ D2:5 96 DFAA@CED 2?5 6IA64ED E96 6IA2?D:@? E@ 36 2AAC@G65 3FE D2:5 E96 8@G6C?@C’D AC@A@D2= H:== =:<6=J 36 492?865]k^Am
kAm“q2D:?8 :E @? A2DE 6IA6C:6?46D[ E9:D :D 8@:?8 E@ 86E 2 =@E @7 2EE6?E:@?[” 96 D2:5] “$@>6E9:?8 E9:D >2;@C ?6G6C 8@6D E9C@F89 H:E9@FE D@>6 <:?5 @7 492?86D]”k^Am
kAm$6?] {FE96C ~=D6?[ #\#:A@?[ E96 492:C>2? @7 E96 $6?2E6’D 65F42E:@? 4@>>:EE66[ D2:5 E96 6IA2?D:@? H:== AC@323=J 36 2AAC@G65 3FE 3:8 BF6DE:@?D C6>2:?]k^Am
kAm“x’> G6CJ 4FC:@FD 9@H >F49 2 D49@@= :D 8@:?8 E@ 86E A6C DEF56?E[ 2?5 H:== :E 36 =6DD E92? H92E E96J 2C6 86EE:?8 ?@Hn” 96 D2:5]k^Am
kAm#@FE:?8 D49@@= 5:DEC:4E 2:5 5:C64E=J E@ G@F496C D49@@=D H2D @?6 @7 D6G6C2= AC@A@D2=D E92E D:8?2=65 2 EC6?5 E@H2C5 D49@@= AC:G2E:K2E:@?[ AF3=:4 D49@@= 25G@42E6D D2:5]k^Am
kAm“pE E96 6?5 @7 E96 52J[ W3F586EDX 2C6 2== 23@FE 49@:46D — E96J’C6 23@FE AC:@C:E:6D — x E9:?< :E’D AC6EEJ 4=62C E92E E96 ge_[___ 49:=5C6? E92E 2EE6?5 AF3=:4 D49@@=D :? (:D4@?D:? 2C6 ?@E E96 8@G6C?@C’D AC:@C:EJ[” u@C6DE6C D2:5]k^Am
kAm(2=<6C’D 3F586E 2=D@ =2JD @FE 8@2=D 7@C D49@@= 5:DEC:4ED E@ >66E 3J a_`f[ :?4=F5:?8 C2:D:?8 E96 DE2E6’D 7@FC\J62C 8C25F2E:@? C2E6 E@ ha A6C46?E 7C@> E96 4FCC6?E gg A6C46?E =6G6=j :?4C62D:?8 4@==686 2?5 42C66C C625:?6DD 7C@> ba A6C46?E E@ ef A6C46?E 2?5 4=@D:?8 249:6G6>6?E 82AD :? E9@D6 2C62D 3J d_ A6C46?E]k^Am
kAmq2=6D D2:5 E9@D6 8@2=D 2C6 2EE2:?23=6 @G6C E:>6[ 3FE ?@E F?56C (2=<6C’D 3F586E]k^Am
kAm“p== @7 E9@D6 E9:?8D 2C6 2EE2:?23=6 3FE 9:D 3F586ED 92G6 5@?6 ?@E9:?8 E@ :>A=6>6?E A@=:4J E92E H@F=5 86E E92E 5@?6[” 96 D2:5] “p== H6 92G6 5@?6 :D AFE @FE 2 C6A@CE 42C5[ C65F46 7F?5:?8 2?5 E96? 2D< 7@C 2 5:776C6?E C6DF=E]” kP\\Aiqr qry q@5J r@AJ yFDE:7:65\\mk^Am
Want to see more like this?
Get our local education coverage delivered directly to your inbox.
