GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) – Superintendents from Wisconsin’s five largest school districts are calling on state lawmakers to use the state’s historic budget surplus to address school funding challenges affecting families and students statewide.
The superintendents, representing nearly 20% of Wisconsin’s public school students across Madison, Milwaukee, Kenosha, Racine and Green Bay, said families are struggling with rising costs for groceries, utilities and health insurance while school districts face the same financial pressures.
“Wisconsin families are struggling,” the superintendents said in a joint statement. “School districts are impacted by increasing expenses due to inflation.”
Budget surplus remains unused for schools
The superintendents expressed disappointment with the most recent state budget, which provided no increase in general state aid for K-12 public schools despite a $4 billion state surplus. They also said promised funding increases for students with disabilities fell short…