Posted by Ronald Hardy at Green Party Watch. Reposted to IPR by Paulie.
The Racine Post in Wisconsin states that Todd Price is the true progressive voice in the race for Wisconsin State Superintendent of Schools:
The Kenosha native and resident, one of five candidates for state superintendent of schools, actually believes public education can benefit the state’s future. He supports spending more money on public schools, rethinking how we approach education and paying teachers more to draw in more qualified applicants.
He also doesn’t believe Democrats or Republicans have shown they’re up to the task. He blames both parties for supporting a school funding formula that’s shifted tax burden from businesses to homeowners, and allowed Wisconsin’s schools to slip in national rankings in recent years.
In short, and cliché as its become, Price is running to bring real change to Wisconsin’s schools. Real change, he said, starts with changing the way the state pays for schools.
Todd Price is one of five candidates in next week’s primary in Wisconsin for Superintendent of Schools. He appeared Thursday evening in a debate with the other four candidates and shined. Tony Evers, currently the Deputy Superintendent, is the front-runner having been given the endorsement of the teacher’s Union and the School Administrators’ organization. Van Mobley, the self proclaimed “conservative” in the race, read awkwardly from cards at the debate and gave short & shallow responses. Rose Fernandez of the Wisconsin Coalition of Virtual School Families could compete with Mobley for those “conservative” votes. The fifth candidate is Lowell Holtz, Superintendent of Beloit Schools.
The complete Racine Post article is well worth the read.