Wisconsin public schools would receive $150 million more in state funding over two years under the Republican budget plan to be approved Thursday by a legislative committee, less than 10% of what Democratic Gov. Tony Evers called for.
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Evers calls for $250 million spending on K-12 schools
Gov. Tony Evers called on the Republican-controlled Legislature on Thursday to spend $250 million from a state budget surplus on public schools, roughly half of which would go toward lowering property taxes.
Read More »Court to rule on whether governor controls school policy
The state Supreme Court is poised to release a ruling on whether the governor or the state schools superintendent controls Wisconsin school policy.
Read More »School safety grants to target student mental health
Along with providing additional physical security, the state's second round of school-safety grants, totaling $45 million, will be used to set up school-safety intervention teams and to try to improve students' mental health, Attorney General Brad Schimel announced on Tuesday.
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