Re: Dohnal response to Patrick's post
I just want to take a moment to reply before I pass out thanks to this dang flu...
I agree that this is not a perfect bill, but like I said, what compromise is perfect? Each side has to give up things to reach an acceptable compromise. I agree that SAGE is a failure and deserves to be defunded, but it is very important to Liberals and they will not give it up.
I also agree with Reynolds that Choice should extend to the entire state and the numbers should be unlimited, but that just wasn't going to happen with this governor. While expensive ($25 million for SAGE), I believe the payoff for Milwaukee's poor children was well worth it. I disagree with Mr. Dohnal's comment that this was a great victory for teachers and Doyle, it was a bone that Doyle was able to throw to the teachers, but it was far from a great victory.
I agree that this is not a perfect bill, but like I said, what compromise is perfect? Each side has to give up things to reach an acceptable compromise. I agree that SAGE is a failure and deserves to be defunded, but it is very important to Liberals and they will not give it up.
I also agree with Reynolds that Choice should extend to the entire state and the numbers should be unlimited, but that just wasn't going to happen with this governor. While expensive ($25 million for SAGE), I believe the payoff for Milwaukee's poor children was well worth it. I disagree with Mr. Dohnal's comment that this was a great victory for teachers and Doyle, it was a bone that Doyle was able to throw to the teachers, but it was far from a great victory.
posted by Patrick @ 8:13 PM
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