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2 • Milwaukee Post • February 8, 2013 Thick Juicy Steaks Ray's Fresh Homemade 3 $ 99 2 Italian Sausage lb. Hot or Mild Fresh Grade A Boneless Chicken Breasts Beef Tenderloin Bacon Wrapped Filets 8 oz. Avg. lb. State, local officials speak about the possibilities $ 59 4 Center Cut Bread Stuffed ea. $ 99 2 $ 99 4 $ 99 8 Pork Chops lb. Ray's Homemade Chicken Kiev lb. Fresh Large Cooked Shrimp lb. Valentine's Day Specials Ray's carries a large selection of fine wines, imported and domestic beers. Thick Juicy Steaks, Porterhouse, T-Bone, New York Strips & Delmonico's Prime Rib. Seafood including Cold & Warm Water Lobster Tails, King Crab Legs, Scallops. Cooked Jumbo/Large Shrimp & the World's Best Beef Jerky. Serving To Go Fish Fry Ash Wed. 2/13 Ray's Homemade Sour Cream or Cheddar $ Double Baked Potato By KIRSTEN KLAHN Special to The Post MILWAUKEE – Wisconsin leaders, advocates and elected officials came together Jan. 30 to push for more schooling choices for the state's students. The downtown Milwaukee event was held in conjunction with National School Choice Week and included hundreds of parents, teachers and students. It was organized by advocates who favor providing more school choices for children. School choice includes voucher programs where the government helps pay tuition at private and religious schools. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker advocated for more parents having choices when it comes to their children's education. That means finding ways to expand the state's voucher program, Walker said. A new statewide poll conducted by DO YOU NEED A WILL? $ 7 Layer Salad Carry Out Downtown event pushes school choice for students $ 49 Attorney James J. Winiarski 5.99 lb. An experienced professional in estate planning. A standard simple will is $175.00, and that charge includes a private conference with Attorney Winiarski. 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Prepared same day & based on IRS Regulations Evite EL Fraude Rodrigo Diez 830 West Mitchell St., Milw. • (414)645-8540 cell: (414)530-8221 • fax: (414)645-8505 Education Action Group supports Walker's ideals. The poll, released Jan. 14, found 61 percent of Wisconsin residents support expanding school choices for the state's students. "We're not looking at it solely by commuWalker nity," Walker said. "What we're really doing is trying to provide as many families as possible ... a viable alternative if they've got a failing school in their community ." The state currently offers voucher programs in Milwaukee and Racine. The program gives eligible parents a state-funded voucher of $6,442 per child to help defray their children's tuition at private institutions, including religious schools. Giving all students a high-quality education is a top priority, Walker said, whether its through public or private schools, charter schools, online classes or home schooling. But critics of the program say increasing school choice could lead to less money for public schools. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, who also spoke at the Jan. 30 event, said his MILWAUKEE POST volume 19, issue number 6 The Milwaukee Post (ISSN 1544-1776) is published weekly by Conley Media, Milwaukee County 3397 South Howell Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53207 For all departments call: 414.744.6370 news display and advertising FAX: 414.744.6884 Classifieds: 800-762-6219 ext. 5005 Classified Fax: 262-334-6252 Daryl Skaradzinski: General Manager - ext. 13 dskaradzinski@conleynet.com Dwayne Butler: Editor - 262-513-2626 dbutler@conleynet.com POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Milwaukee Post 3397 S. Howell Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53207 Periodicals Postage Paid at Milwaukee, WI. main concern was that more money for school choice could lead to less for public schools. "That has to be the first commitment," Barrett said, "because those are the schools that don't turn any children away ." Barrett said he's willing to consider alternatives as long as they include additional money for public schools throughout Wisconsin. Milwaukee Common Council President Willie Hines Jr., a Milwaukee Public School graduate, also voiced concerns about taking money away from public schools. "Looking forward, it is crucially important that we don't take away money or handicap the larger schools," Hines said. MPS Superintendent Gregory Thornton spoke in support of parents having options as to where their kids should attend school. "The most important thing parents will do in their life is to select their child's school," Thornton said. "I would argue it's even Thornton more important than buying a house." And just because MPS is a public school doesn't mean it's not the right choice, he said. MPS is always improving, Thornton said, and adding to its curriculum, including a new class this year that teaches students Mandarin Chinese. "At the end of the day, we want you to be good consumers with schools," Thornton said. "Ask the hard questions. Ask whether we have accommodations for special needs. What are our schools' grade averages? What about our leadership and teachers? Ask those questions." Ultimately, Walker said it's important that parents have options and room to research where to send their children to school. "I care about making sure kids have access to a great education," Walker said. In fact, the state's economy relies on the type of education children receive around Wisconsin. It's an economic imperative, Walker said, that kids get a solid education because most employers focus on how important it is for the younger generation to have the skills needed to fill jobs in the state. "Making it through high school, getting a good job and having a family," Walker said, "are all tied to having good reading skills and being at school."

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