Resources & action opportunities to restore federal funding, oversight, and protection against privatization scams. Take action to support Wisconsin students!

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TAKE ACTION

• Oppose federal voucher scams
  
  • Thank Gov. Evers and let him know you support his decision to REJECT federal voucher funds (states must “opt in”). Official comment/contact form for Gov. Evers.‍
  • Add your organization to a letter urging all governors to reject the federal tax credit voucher scheme (deadline is Monday, November 3) by clicking here. Wisconsin Public Education Network and the Wisconsin Alliance for Excellent Schools (WAES) have both signed on to this important letter. ‍
• Protect Wisconsin kids from federal special education cuts‍
  
  • Find ways to take action to protect the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) as an individual and / or organization here. ‍
• Contact your representatives and the Department of Education‍‍
  
  • Click here to learn how to contact your Wisconsin U.S. representatives & senators‍
  • Click here to contact the Department of Education

RESOURCES, RESEARCH, & LINKS

• Public Funds Public Schools (PFPS) webinar, Federal Vouchers, Funding Cuts, Firings: What You Need to Know About the Impact on Public Schools. The webinar featured Kevin Welner, Professor Emeritus at the University of Colorado Boulder and Director of the National Education Policy Center; Bethany Little, Managing Principal at EducationCounsel; and Tamerlin Godley, Esq., Co-Founder of PFPS.
  
  • You can access a recording of the webinar here.
  • Resources shared during the webinar:
    
    • States Must Reject Harmful Federal Voucher Program: Two-Page Advocacy Tool (ELC/PFPS Resource)
    • Federal Voucher Program – FAQs (ELC/PFPS Resource)
    • The Myths of Cost Savings from Private School Vouchers (PFPS fact sheet)
    • ELC Website
    • ELC’s interactive tools
    • NEPC Website; Sign up to receive NEPC’s twice-weekly newsletter here.
    • Federal Vouchers, Treasury Regulations, and State Flexibility by Kevin Welner (NEPC)
    • EducationCounsel federal executive actions tracker‍
• Ed Law Center: STATES MUST REJECT HARMFUL FEDERAL VOUCHER PROGRAM‍
• Federal Vouchers FAQ (Ed Law Center)
• Find the impact of proposed education budget cuts in your school district and state in this website from NYU Metro Center and the Education Law Center ‍
• AROS (Alliance to Reclaim Our Schools) federal action toolkit‍
• Public School Strong federal action toolkit‍
• Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction: Tracking Federal Funding: The Effect on Wisconsin

Here's how to contact your Wisconsin U.S. representatives & senators
WUWM 89.7 FM | By Maayan Silver
^{Published March 3, 2025 at 1:41 PM CST
Updated October 1, 2025 at 3:52 PM CDT}

‍Massive changes are happening at the federal level, whether that's potential cuts to Medicaid, layoffs in the federal workforce, changes to immigration policy, environmental policy and LGBTQ rights and new tariffs. Constituents want to weigh in.
Wisconsin is currently divided into eight Congressional districts, each represented by a member of the United States House of Representatives. Like every state, Wisconsin also has two U.S. senators.

‍Here's how to contact Wisconsin's two U.S. senators
‍A U.S. senator is elected by a statewide race, so both U.S. senators from Wisconsin are accountable to all Wisconsin residents.‍

U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin
Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin has represented Wisconsin in the Senate since 2013. Here's how to contact Baldwin:

• Call her D.C. office: 202-224-5653
• Call her Milwaukee office: 414-297-4451
• Submit an online comment.
• Request a meeting.
• Visit her Milwaukee office, located at 633 West Wisconsin Ave, Suite 1300, Milwaukee, WI 53203.

U.S. Senator Ron Johnson
Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson has represented Wisconsin in the Senate since 2011. Here's how to contact Johnson:

• Call his D.C. office: 202-224-5323
• Call his Milwaukee office: 414-276-7282
• Submit an online comment.
• Request a meeting.
• Visit his Milwaukee office, located at 517 East Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 408, Milwaukee, WI 53202.

Here's how to contact your congressperson in the House of Representatives
First, determine what Congressional district you're in. Wisconsin is divided into eight districts. Find your representative by entering your zip code.

‍District 1: Rep. Bryan Steil
Republican Rep. Bryan Steil has represented Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District since 2019. Here's how to contact him:

• Call his D.C. office: 202-225-3031 (Weekdays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.)
• Call his Milwaukee County office: 414-285-2120 (Wednesdays, 2-4 p.m.)
• Submit an email comment.
• Request a meeting.
• Visit one of his offices. His Milwaukee County office is located at the St Francis Civic Center, 3400 E. Howard Avenue, St Francis, WI 53235, and is open on Wednesdays from 2-4 p.m.

District 2: Rep. Mark Pocan
Democratic Rep. Mark Pocan has represented Wisconsin's 2nd Congressional District since 2013. Here's how to contact him:

• Call his D.C. office: 202-225-2906
• Call his Madison office: 608-258-9800
• Submit an email comment.
• Request a meeting.
• Visit his Madison office, located 10 East Doty Street, Suite 405, Madison, WI 53703.

District 3: Rep. Derrick Van Orden
Republican Rep. Derrick Van Orden has represented Wisconsin's 3nd Congressional District since 2023. Here's how to contact him:

• Call his D.C. office: 202-225-5506
• Call or visit his district offices in Eau Claire & La Crosse
• Submit an email comment.
• Sign up for a town hall or telephone town hall.

District 4: Rep. Gwen Moore
Democratic Rep. Gwen Moore has represented Wisconsin's 4th Congressional District since 2005. Here's how to contact her:

• Call her D.C. office: 202-225-4572
• Call her Milwaukee district office: 414-297-1140 (for issues that need immediate attention.)
• Submit an email comment about current and pending legislation.
• Request a meeting. Her Milwaukee district office is located at 250 East Wisconsin, Suite 950, Milwaukee, WI 53202.

District 5: Rep. Scott Fitzgerald
Republican Rep. Scott Fitzgerald represents Wisconsin's 5th Congressional District. Prior to his election to Congress, Fitzgerald served in the Wisconsin State Senate representing the 13th District from 1995 to 2021. Here's how to contact him:

• Call his D.C. office: 202-225-5101
• Call his Oconomowoc district office: 262-784-1111
• Submit an email comment.
• Visit his Oconomowoc office: 175 E Wisconsin Ave., Suite H, Oconomowoc, WI 53066

District 6: Rep. Glenn Grothman
Republican Rep. Glenn Grothman has represented Wisconsin's 6th Congressional District since 2014. Here's how to contact him:

• Call his D.C. office: 202-225-2476
• Call his Fond du Lac office: 920-907-0624
• Submit an email comment.
• Visit his Fond du Lac office: 525 N Peters Ave, Suite 700, Fond du Lac, WI 54937

District 7: Rep. Thomas Tiffany
Republican Rep. Thomas Tiffany has represented Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District since winning a special election in 2020. Here's how to contact him:

• Call his D.C. office: 202-225-3365
• Call his Wausau office: 715-298-9344
• Submit an email comment.
• Request a meeting. His Wausau office is located at 2620 Stewart Avenue, Suite 312, Wausau, WI 54401

District 8: Rep. Tony Wied
Republican Rep. Tony Wied has represented Wisconsin's 8th Congressional District since winning a special election in 2024. Here's how to contact him:

• Call his D.C. office: 202-225-5665
• Call his De Pere office: 920-301-4500
• Submit an email comment.
• Request a meeting. His De Pere office is located at 1702 Scheuring Road, Suite B, De Pere, WI 54115