Schools
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Mom on a mission: Can District 88 flip the Wisconsin Assembly?
Brandy Tollefson, a working mother of three and school board treasurer from De Pere, is running as a Democrat for Wisconsin’s 88th Assembly District in a high-stakes effort to flip the seat and shift control of the Wisconsin State Assembly to a Democratic majority.
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Vouchers drain vital funds from rural Wisconsin schools
Wisconsin’s private school vouchers divert millions of dollars in state aid away from public education, forcing rural districts to raise local property taxes to stay afloat. In communities lacking private school options, these programs siphon essential resources from public classrooms.
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Will Wisconsin have to wait until 2027 for tax and school relief?
The rejection of a surplus spending plan takes Wisconsin lawmakers back to the negotiating table, but will they show up? Struggling school districts hope so.
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Question of the Week: Referendum on voucher schools?
Voters have never been given a say on taxpayer funded private school vouchers. Should they? It’s our newsletter question of the week for May 7, 2026.
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Majority of Wisconsin school referendums pass in 2026 Spring Election
Wisconsin sees 61% success rate out of 75 school district referendums in the 2026 Spring Election.
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Political money pours into Wisconsin’s school board elections
Although school board elections are supposed to be nonpartisan, there’s plenty of political money pouring into local campaigns ahead of the April 7 election.
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Question of the Week: Deal or no deal on school and property tax relief?
Assembly Democrats introduce a bill for property tax relief through higher general state aid. Others want to wait until after the election. It’s our newsletter Question of the Week for March 22, 2026.
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Phelps: Let’s use simple math to help schools – higher state aid, lower property taxes
With another 72 school referendums on the April ballot, assembly Democrats seek to put $1.3 billion of the state’s surplus into public schools.
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Question of the Week: Which way to fund schools?
Recently, there’s been a lot of debate over the way we fund a good K-12 education. How would you design it? It’s our newsletter question of the week for March 1, 2026.
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Evers deploys flattery on the Legislature, hoping for a final bipartisan act
Gov. Tony Evers delivers his final State of the State address Tuesday night and plans to outline the highlights of two terms of bipartisan progress, while hoping for one more deal to support public schools and provide property tax relief.
