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The two candidates voters choose will take part in a runoff election on Apr. 6.
The winner will replace current state Superintendent Carolyn Stanford Taylor, who has been in the position since 2019 when Tony Evers became governor. She is not running for reelection.
Here is a bit about each of the candidates:
Shelia Briggs
Briggs taught kindergarteners for three decades and then became a principal. She later worked at the Madison district office as the Elementary Lead Principal. Evers asked her to be an Assistant State Superintendent in 2011 for the Department of Public Instruction and was later re-appointed by Stanford Taylor in 2019.
The data shows it is safe to return to in-person instruction.
Many studies have found transmission of the Coronavirus in schools to be amazingly low, given the close contact students and teachers have with one another. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) recently published new findings that support in-person instruction. They conducted a study among rural Wisconsin schools during the Fall 2020 semester. Within the schools, masking and social distancing were strictly enforced. The report concluded that “With masking requirements and student cohorting, transmission risk within schools appeared low, suggesting that schools might be able to safely open with appropriate mitigation efforts in place.” Of the 191 confirmed cases of students and staff, only seven, or 3.7%, were linked back to in-school transmission. This data collected within our own state shows that, by following CDC guidelines, it is possible to safely resume in-person instruction.
Wisconsin Republicans on the Joint Committee on Finance approved a plan Wednesday to reward public schools that are open in-person with about $66 million
A proposed project in Douglas County is currently being considered for a 2021 grant. Written By: Maria Lockwood | ×
A Public Service Commission of Wisconsin map detailing different levels of broadband access within Douglas County as of December 31, 2018. (Courtesy of the PSC)
Broadband access in Wisconsin is essential. That’s the message Gov. Tony Evers sent during his State of the State address Jan. 12.
“This pandemic has underscored and in some ways, exacerbated the digital divide that exists across our state,” he said. “This pandemic has shown us firsthand that lack of access to high-speed internet continues to be a setback for kids, families and businesses across our state.”