A 400-year veto, $1 billion in referendums and now a lawsuit: School districts demand more funding

A 400-year veto, $1 billion in referendums and now a lawsuit: School districts demand more funding

Reading Time: 5 minutes Seventy-two Wisconsin school districts are going to referendum in April seeking just over $1 billion from taxpayers at a time when voters indicate they are less likely to support increased funding for schools.  A record high 60% of registered voters said reducing property taxes was more important than increasing spending on public schools, according to the recent Marquette University Law School poll conducted in February.…

Wisconsin Voters More Concerned About Property Taxes More Than School Funding

(The Center Square) – Wisconsin taxpayers are growing in their concern over property taxes, as witnessed by a recent Marquette poll showing that 60% of voters are more concerned about reducing property taxes than increasing spending on public schools. That opinion has shifted over time as 61% of voters were more concerned about funding for schools in Aug. 2018 and polling shifted from favoring funding for schools to being more concerned about pr…

Wisconsin lawsuit contends that school funding in state is inadequate

School districts, teacher unions and others argue in the suit that the lack of funding violates the Wisconsin constitution.