There will be a presentation on School Funding reform by the Wisconsin Alliance for Excellent Schools (WAES) in West Bend on March 18.  The presentation is being sponsored by Fair Park PTO and Tom Beebe, executive director of WAES, will be the speaker. More about the organization and the petition they are leading, here at A Penny For Kids. The public is invited to attend. Details:

Thursday, March 18

6:30 pm City Council Chambers, 1115 S Main St

From the flyer:

Our schools are crumbling from years of inequitable and inadequate state funding.  As a result, an unprecedented number of school districts are being forced to slash budgets, cut teacher and staff positions, increase class sizes and eliminate vital education programming- just to survive. Ultimately, quality education is compromised, our communities face increasing taxes, and our children are left unprepared for the future.  We need school funding reform now!

-Get the facts about Wisconsin’s school funding policy and what needs to change

-Learn about a new funding plan that will keep our schools in business

-Receive valuable information about applying legislative pressure where it counts