How Parent Power Won Increased Funding for Wisconsin Schools

Wisconsin lawmakers have given schools in Milwaukee, and all across Wisconsin, a historic boost. As part of a bipartisan deal, state legislative leaders and Gov. Tony Evers announced a major investment in schools across the state. In addition to an overall increase for all public schools, it includes a gap-closing increase in per-pupil funding for charter and private schools that participate in the state’s parental choice programs…Thousands of parents rallied to make this win for Milwaukee and Wisconsin’s kids possible. Families knew something had to be done to deliver equal funding for their children and close the gaps that were robbing their kids of opportunities and sapping their educational outcomes.

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