News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 22, 2020 CONTACT: Erica Nelson, Kids Count and Race to Equity Project Director enelson@kidsforward.org, (608) 284-0580 x-321Ken Taylor, Kids Forward Executive Director ktaylor@kidsforward.org, (608) 284-0580 x-302 PDF VersionMADISON, Wisconsin — The annual KIDS COUNT® Data Book is released today,...
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State Lawmakers Must Protect Workers and Families as Wisconsin Reopens
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 21, 2020 CONTACT: Ken Taylor, Executive Directorktaylor@kidsforward.org, 608.206.5237William Parke-Sutherland, Health Policy Engagement Coordinatorwparkesutherland@kidsforward.org, 608.284-0580 x317 PDF Version MADISON, WI – More than twenty-five state organizations representing a broad cross-section of...
A Decade After Historic Cuts, Wisconsin Still Hasn’t Fully Restored State Aid for Public School Districts, New Report Shows
For immediate releaseJanuary 29, 2020Contact: Tamarine Cornelius, 608-284-0580 x 305 Despite recent increases, Wisconsin’s public K-12 school districts still receive less in state aidthan they did a decade ago, prior to historic cuts to education, a new analysis from the Wisconsin Budget Project shows. The analysis shows that in 2021,...
A Decade After Historic Cuts, Wisconsin Still Hasn’t Fully Restored State Aid for Public School Districts
Despite recent increases, Wisconsin’s public K-12 school districts still receive less in state aid than they did a decade ago, prior to historic cuts to education. During that timeframe, state lawmakers chose to pass large tax cuts instead of investing the money in local schools. Lawmakers are also increasingly diverting resources...
Progress Has Stalled in Covering Wisconsin Children
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 30, 2019 CONTACT: William Parke-Sutherland, Health Policy Engagement Coordinatorwparkesutherland@kidsforward.net 608-284-0580, ext. 317Jon Peacock, Research Directorjpeacock@kidsforward.net, 608-284-0580, ext. 307 PDF Version Analysis shows the number of uninsured Wisconsin children remained unchanged...
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