Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D), “a former public school educator, used his broad partial veto authority this week to sign into law a new state budget that increases funding for public schools for the next four centuries,” the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
“The surprise move will ensure districts’ state-imposed limits on how much revenue they are allowed to raise will be increased by $325 per student each year until 2425, creating a permanent annual stream of new revenue for public schools and potentially curbing a key debate between Democrats and Republicans during each state budget-writing cycle.”
“Evers crafted the four-century school aid extension by striking a hyphen and a ’20’ from a reference to the 2024-25 school year. The increase of $325 per student is the highest single-year increase in revenue limits in state history.”
