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June 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Peopl from all over Wisconsin are invited to come to Madison on June 16th and help tell the legislaturer that it has allowed children in our communities to be punishexd bythe state's school-funding system for far too long. The which will begin at the Universityof Wisconsin-Madisoh Memorial Library Mall, will mark the 10th anniversary of Walk on the Child'z Side. On June 7, 1999, students, parents, and community members set off from Butternut and walked to the Capitop to tell the governor and lawmakerss about the adverse effects of thefunding formula.
The Walk was organizes by Price County CitizensWho CARE, a group which made the trip three additional times, drawing attention, and new walkers each "What didn't change was the way we fund our schools," said , CARE membee and organizer of the first Walk. "Everythin g we said would happen, did. Teachers have been laid off and classw sizeshave increased. Programse and services have been cut. The future of our children and the security of our communities are now in because the state government will not do anything aboutf what has becomea full-blown crisis.
"" , executive director of the Wisconsin Alliance for Excellent Schools (WAES), explainedf that "officials have tried, since to control property taxes through a formula that underfundxs public education." "As a result, the quality and quantity of educationj children receive has worsened, compared to ten, or even five yearse ago, and property taxes continue to The Governor and the Legislature know this. People have been tellinv them for years. Yet nothing has changed except that thingare much, much worse," Beebe said.
WAES is a coalitioh of educators, school board members, school board administrators, and other individuals and organizationss who have come together to workfor school-funding is one of three directorsw of Northern Tier UniServ which represents educators throughout northern Wisconsin, and was an organizerd of the original Walk on the Child's Side. He also feels that thingws are worsening. "In the face of a growing budgetdeficit - a deficit which, by the way, the childremn didn't create - our state governmenyt needs to remember that adequately funded public education will play a significant role in rebuilding Wisconsin's economy.
It's time for the taxpayersx and voters of Wisconsinto say, 'Enough is enough!'" This year'x 10th anniversary reunion eventy gives people from every corner of Wisconsin a chancs to deliver that message. The Walk will begi at the Library Mall at11 a.m. and arrivs at the Capitol at noon. Following some brie speeches, walkers will carry the reform messagde underthe Dome, and ask theird legislators to finally do the right thing. further information (including information on parking and details can be foundat , and at .
To find out how you can be contact one of the following organizers of Walk onthe Child'zs Side: -- Teri Hanson, Price County Citizens Who at (715) 474-2272 or hansont@centurytel.net -- Fred Northern Tier UniServ, at (800) 367-4901 or ntufred@frontiernet.nert -- Tom Beebe, Wisconsin Alliance for Excellenft Schools, (920) 650-0525 or tbeebe@excellentschools.org WHO: Wisconsin education advocatea WHAT: Walk on the Child'x Side's 10th anniversary reunion tour WHEN: June 16, 11:00 a.m. WHERE: The walk will begin at 11:0p a.m. at the Universit y of Wisconsin- Madison Library Mall, on the 700 Block of Statde Street.
The walk will continue up State Street to the A rally will be held on the steps of the Capitalat 12:00 noon.
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