The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction has released its estimates for general aid to school districts for the upcoming school year. Read more about this topic at the Wisconsin Budget Project blog, which analyzes the estimates by district and compares aid estimates for the 2010-11 school year to the previous year.
Bricks-and-mortar retailers in Wisconsin face a different sales tax system than online retailers. Why is this, and what should we do about it? Check out today's post at the Wisconsin Budget Project's blog to learn more.
The new Wisconsin Budget Project blog provides an update on the climbing number of people who have lost their unemployment insurance (UI) benefit since the beginning of June. It also examines the improving prospects for ending the Republican filibuster of a bill to restore the UI benefits, and the diminishing chances of passing...
Before adjourning late Thursday, the House took up the “war supplemental” bill approved by the Senate in May, which would appropriate $58.8 billion for war spending and disaster relief. The House voted to add $21 billion for domestic priorities, including $10 billion to states to help reduce the number of teachers and law enforcement...
The U.S. Senate dealt a a very worrisome blow Thursday to the nation’s wobbly economic recovery, when it failed to advance a comprehensive jobs bill that would extend assistance to cash-strapped states, laid-off workers and struggling families. By failing to end the filibuster and extend key Recovery Act provisions, the Senate closed...
YoungStar was passed by the Joint Finance Committee today by a resounding and unanimous, bipartisan 16-0 vote. The committee’s action approves $10 million for the fiscal year July 2010 – June 2011 to launch the Department of Children and Families (DCF) YoungStar program. This legislative victory comes after many years of efforts to...
De Pere. Tomah. Superior. Sheboygan County. La Crosse School District. Southwest Wisconsin Technical College. What do these entities have in common?They and dozens of other Wisconsin cities, counties, villages, towns, school districts, and technical college districts, along with the state, will save approximately $29 million through the...
The Wisconsin Early Learning Coalition has issued a position paper declaring its support for full funding of the YoungStar child care quality rating and improvement system proposed by the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families. The Coaltion —a 14-member alliance of organizations promoting education and child well-being across the...
Recent research affirming the importance of early relationships and experiences has raised our awareness of the consequences of child abuse and neglect, and the importance of preventing child maltreatment whenever possible. Collaboration between the Wisconsin Children’s Trust Fund and the Wisconsin Council on Children and Families has...
The new immigration law in Arizona is being watched closely by both civil rights advocates and politicians. And although it is currently the only state with this draconian law on the books, at least 22 other states have introduced similar legislation. This month, the ImmigrationPolicyCenter released a helpful guide on the contents of...
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