Eau Claire Schools are ready to hear from voters about their potential new referendum.
The city’s school district yesterday announced four listening sessions for people to have a chance to weigh-in. There’s no official price tag because school leaders have not yet settled on just what they want to build with the referendum. The hope is to have the referendum on the ballot in November.
When it comes to schools, a majority of voters in Wisconsin think public schools in the state are worse-off than a few years ago.
This week’s Marquette Law School Poll shows 55-percent of people asked think public schools are in worse shape. Just nine-percent say they are better. The poll also shows a huge split in who should be in charge of curriculum. More than half of Republican voters, and more than 40-percent of independent voters think parents should make those calls. Just nine-percent of Democrats agree. Most Democratic voters want teachers to decide what to teach.
