This is an alternate reality. The fact of the matter is that those funds would have likely been released long ago if the Governor had not line item vetoed a non-appropriation bill. That action was egregious and has resulted in the delay of long needed literacy reforms.
On a related note, the Wisconsin Supreme Court will announce Wednesday what is legal regarding the $50,000,000 in Act 20 reading funding.
Note: The Court can rule 1 way without commanding the money must be released.
Here’s the thing: SCOWIS unanimously ruled that the legislature can appropriate the money to JCF. If DPI really cared about schools receiving funding for these literacy supports they would have requested the money using the process set forth by Act 20, Act 19, and Act 100.
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The Wisconsin Supreme Court has delivered a unanimous decision against the Evers administration, ruling the governor had no authority to partially veto the state’s 2023 reading law, Act 20.
The legal fight that ensued kept $50 million from school districts across the state
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Madison Schools: More $, No Accountability
The taxpayer funded Madison School District long used Reading Recovery…
The data clearly indicate that being able to read is not a requirement for graduation at (Madison) East, especially if you are black or Hispanic”
My Question to Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers on Teacher Mulligans and our Disastrous Reading Results
2017: West High Reading Interventionist Teacher’s Remarks to the School Board on Madison’s Disastrous Reading Results
Madison’s taxpayer supported K-12 school district, despite spending far more than most, has long tolerated disastrous reading results.
“An emphasis on adult employment”
Wisconsin Public Policy Forum Madison School District Report[PDF]
WEAC: $1.57 million for Four Wisconsin Senators
Friday Afternoon Veto: Governor Evers Rejects AB446/SB454; an effort to address our long term, disastrous reading results
Booked, but can’t read (Madison): functional literacy, National citizenship and the new face of Dred Scott in the age of mass incarceration.
When A Stands for Average: Students at the UW-Madison School of Education Receive Sky-High Grades. How Smart is That?
