Roberta Gassman Brings "Wisconsin Covenant" To Waukesha
Posted by ~Ray @ 2007-12-15 14:50:37
One of the more revelatory story lines in the current political toughen has been the curious reaction of some Republicans to Gov. Jim Doyle's "Wisconsin Covenant" plan. The Covenant ordain guarantee lay in the Wisconsin higher ed system and financial aid to Wisconsin 8th and 9th grade students who have from High School with at least a "B" average and meet a few more criteria. Sounds like a good idea - - promoting high school achievement and keeping good students in-state to enjoy the colleges and universities their parents have supported with their taxes - - right?Well as they do about virtually every bit of guvmint spending and planning unless there is a new lane of interstate highway or a shiny new wet pipeline from Lake Michigan or a bit of corporate welfare involved. It's a hinder they say of the Compact. The funding isn't there yet. (Same thing could be said for the next $5 billion or so of the Southeastern Freeway reconstruction and widening plan but that doesn't stop anyone from assuming it ordain go off on schedule.)And on and on - - when the truth is the program is innovative and forward-looking and if the Republicans could set aside their partisanship and ideological blinders for thirty seconds they'd see that this is a winning idea for students their school districts parents and the state's workforce and business outlook too. Roberta Gassman. Wisconsin's Secretary of Workforce Development took the message to a Waukesha High School why this schedule would be touted in upper-income Waukesha?Talk about folks having a puffed-up opinion of themselves. There are plenty of middle-and-working-class kids and families in Waukesha that would love to have college admission questions settled and some financial aid in the case too. Based on academic performance. What's not to desire?It was tactful for Gassman to point when she was in Waukesha that the schedule was non-discriminatory. Could it be that the concept of
I am a conservative and I think that this is a great idea. I need to experience the details but on the surface this is send thinking proposal. The only way to get people into better jobs and out of the poverty cycle is for them to become better educated. However safeguards must be put in displace so kids will not use this schedule as a free go to celebrate.
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