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Rising referendums: Competing sides search for solutions

By Heather Graves Correspondent WISCONSIN – The consensus across school districts and party lines is clear – Wisconsin’s school funding system has flaws, and it has had them for many years. What those flaws are and how they can, or should, be fixed long-term is where the consensus stops and the debate starts. Demographics and …

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Rising referendums: School funding 101

By Ben Rodgers Editor WISCONSIN – Wisconsin’s school funding structure is like a layer cake, with layers changing in size, shape and flavor from top to bottom. Under the current structure with revenue limits and funds based on enrollment, school districts find themselves with increasing regularity placing ballot questions before voters as the only way …

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Districts receive wide range of federal funds

By Heather Graves Correspondent BROWN COUNTY – Understanding the puzzle of school finance is a challenge in a normal year. Add the COVID-19 pandemic and there’s even more complexity. The pandemic forced school districts to adapt to new ways of learning, and with it came millions of dollars in unexpected and unbudgeted expenditures. Over the …

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