Op Ed: Poll Shows Democrats Split On School Choice urbanmilwaukee.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from urbanmilwaukee.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Candidates for state school superintendent reveal very different views on voucher schools, other issues. By Catherine Capellaro - Mar 15th, 2021 11:23 am //end headline wrapper ?>Deborah Kerr and Jill Underly.
The state superintendent candidate forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters and the Wisconsin Public Education Network (WPEN) was not a dull affair.
Jill Underly had technical difficulties that served to illustrate one of her campaign priorities. As a candidate she has emphasized improving rural broadband access. During the March 11 forum, her internet connection was so horrible (she lives on a farm in rural southwestern Wisconsin) she had to forgo video to conserve bandwidth.
Sparks fly between Deborah Kerr and Jill Underly at online forum wisconsinexaminer.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wisconsinexaminer.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Massive spending increases, attacks on school choice, and paving the way for property tax hikes
Historic spending increase would be on top of large K-12 funding increase included in the last two budgets
Special Education funding to increase by an astounding 158%
By Ola Lisowski
Gov. Tony Evers’ second biennial budget is out, and it’s a doozy for taxpayers. We’ve already covered what you, the taxpayer, need to know about the budget as a whole, and now it’s time to examine the important issue of K-12 education.
Evers was the state superintendent for the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) before becoming governor, so it’s no surprise that he’s offering plenty of costly funding increases to public schools, despite plummeting public school enrollment and more than $220 million in CARES Act funding. The governor again takes the opportunity to attack the popular school choice programs in more ways than one.
Statement on Wisconsin Budget Proposal urbanmilwaukee.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from urbanmilwaukee.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.