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2025-2027 State Budget Sells Wisconsin Kids Short

Wisconsin lawmakers have once again failed to meet the needs of kids and public schools in state budget deal, despite remarkable advocacy efforts and an unprecedented alignment of the education community to demand increases to revenue limits, spendable aid, special education funding, and meeting priority needs.
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July 3, 2025
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Public Education, Health Care, Criminal Justice, and Child Care Advocates Urge NO Vote on State Budget Deal

Organizations strongly urge State Senators and State Representatives to vote NO on the budget deal that was announced on July 1 because it falls far short of meeting the true needs of Wisconsin. They further urge Gov. Evers to veto this budget for failing to break the cycle of inadequate support for Wisconsin communities, especially in the Year of the Kid.

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July 2, 2025
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Joint Finance Budget Proposal Shamefully Inadequate; State Leaders Must Do Better

Heather DuBois Bourenane, Executive Director, Wisconsin Public Education Network and Sandy Whisler, President, Wisconsin Alliance for Excellent Schools, released the following statement today in response to the Joint Finance Committee’s proposal to deny even an inflationary increase to public school funding for the 2025-2027 biennium.

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June 13, 2025
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Take Action! Demand a Better Budget

How to take action to demand a better budget for Wisconsin!

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May 27, 2025
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Voucher Scam Alert: AFT-Wisconsin President Jon Shelton Warns of Dangerous Voucher Schemes in State Budget

Jon Shelton, president of AFT-Wisconsin, cautions against a new way to obscure voucher costs and limit accountability in this piece originally published on Substack.

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May 20, 2025
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Voucher Scam Alert: "The Price of Parallel Systems"

Learn how "decoupling" voucher school funding could affect public schools and the state budget.

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May 8, 2025
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In Statewide Budget Hearings, Wisconsinites Demand a Budget that Meets the Needs of Wisconsin Kids

Once again, Wisconsinites demand a budget that delivers for kids and their public schools.

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May 7, 2025
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First Budget Hearings Recap + Call to Action

In back-to-back state budget listening sessions, public school champions showed up to demand that the Joint Finance Committee deliver the budget Wisconsin kids deserve.

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April 9, 2025
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Election & Budget Hearing Recap + Call to Action

Reflecting on the spring election and highlighting standout testimony from the first JFC hearing.

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April 3, 2025
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Public Schools Week Day of Action 2025

Public Schools Week 2025 concluded with a resounding bang last Friday.

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March 4, 2025
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Candidate Survey: State Superintendent Primary

Meet the candidates for State Superintendent & make a plan to #VotePublic on February 18!

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February 11, 2025
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WPEN & WAES Mourn the Passing of Milwaukee Alderman Jonathan Brostoff

Wisconsin Public Education Network and the Wisconsin Alliance for Excellent Schools mourn the passing of Milwaukee Alderman Jonathan Brostoff

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November 12, 2024
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DPI Proposal Would Help ALL Students

DPI Proposal to Close Special Education Funding Gap Would Help ALL Students, Prevent Need for So Many Referenda

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November 12, 2024
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