Earlier this month, the WRA Executive Committee voted unanimously to recommend to the directors that the WRA take an active role in this race. The state PAC Trustees will also recommend to the WRA board of directors a specific candidate for endorsement at the directors' January 19 meeting. The primary election will be held February 20 with the general election on April 3, 2001. The incumbent head of DPI, John Benson, is not seeking re-election. At this time a total of 6 potential candidates have indicated their interest to succeed Benson.
Property taxes impact housing affordability.
We should therefore care about the future of school funding, cost controls and other major factors impacting property taxes. We should therefore care about the quality of primary education in Wisconsin. Last year, the WRA joined the state teachers union the Wisconsin Education Association Council in promoting Wisconsin's SAGE program which ensures smaller class sizes in participating elementary schools. This support was predicated on the fact that good schools promote good neighborhoods, which in turn helps housing sales. The link therefore between good schools and good real estate markets is clear and thus merits our involvement in these classroom related issues.