Welcome to the Wisconsin School Funding Project sponsored by New Public Square. We are dedicated to engaging you, the taxpayers, in an online dialogue about school funding in our state.
Our purpose is to:
1. Facilitate learning and discourse via web technology.
2. Assist residents and policy makers in creating solutions that will benefit all Wisconsin residents.
About New Public Square
New Public Square is a non-profit organization seeking to increase public understanding, dialogue and participation in public policy issues. We are using the Internet and computer gaming technology to educate and engage you, the citizens of Wisconsin. We seek to motivate you to work together to find solutions to common concerns and to communicate with elected representatives about the need for policy change .
Many people are concerned about significant public policy issues but have not become involved in efforts to resolve those issues, either because of the perceived complexity of the issues, the time required to participate through conventional means such as attending public hearings or volunteering in political campaigns, or skepticism about the potential for "ordinary people" to impact the debate. New Public Square seeks to engage people in public policy development, using technology to make key information readily accessible, to promote consideration of alternative solutions, and to facilitate communications.
As the first application of our model, we are focusing on Wisconsin 's K-12 public school funding issues through the "Wisconsin School Funding Project."
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