GET ME REWRITE: DEI-obsession GOP members of Wisconsin's Joint Committee on Finance make life difficult for parents and teachers of students with special needs

 

Headline:  Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6/4/2025

Cleo Krejci reports:

This spring, dozens of educators have appeared before Wisconsin lawmakers with a unified message: Underfunding of special education programs is reaching a breaking point. 

“This year we are forced to transfer a staggering $1.17 million from our general fund just to cover these mandated costs," Kyle Cronan, district administrator for the 654-student Chequamegon School District, said in a hearing on the state budget in April. 

In recent years, lawmakers have agreed to increase total funding for special education for K-12 public schools in Wisconsin. But many educators say the problem still hasn't been solved: In most cases, districts are reimbursed for an estimated 32% of the costs this school year to run the legally required program and expected to make up the difference.

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