Against the Conservative Tide, Many School Referendums Pass

by Kids Forward | November 3, 2010

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Voters in Wisconsin yesterday were in a decidedly conservative mood when it came to choosing their governor, senator, attorney general, and other elected representatives. That created a difficult political environment for school funding referendums on the ballot, but in fact voters approved tax increases in slightly more than half the K-12 districts that were seeking increased school spending, as well as a large referendum for Madison Area Technical College.  

Read more in today’s Budget Project blog.

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