The state budget and the taxes that help finance it have a huge impact on children and families. The budget provides most of the funding for vital government services, such as education, health care, transportation, child welfare and other safety net programs.
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Two years ago the Wisconsin Legislature approved YoungStar with strong bipartisan support. This was a prudent investment to improve early learning for children from low-income working families receiving Wisconsin Shares subsidy payments.
Pregnant Women or Children First? -- States Are Faced with Grim ChoicesThe Women, Infants and Children supplemental nutrition program (WIC) is one of many federally funded services that will take a big hit because of sequestration. A new paper issued today by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) examines the effects and the...
Children involved in child welfare and juvenile justice systems often have many disadvantages throughout their lives, which decreases the likelihood of their wellness and success. Not the least of these challenges is dealing with unmet education needs. We know that:The rate of unemployment was highest for those without a high school...
Voucher Proposals and Frozen Revenue Cap Get a Particularly Chilly Response Proponents of school vouchers are applauding the Governor’s K-12 education budget, but they don’t have much company. A broad range of groups have been highly critical of the K-12 budget package, particularly school administrators who were anticipating a...
National Article Draws Attention to the Squeeze on Wisconsin Schools In case you missed it, Thursday’s Wisconsin Budget Project Blog commented on an article in Governing.com about the fiscal straightjacket Wisconsin schools find themselves in because of the state-imposed revenue limits. The rigidity of those revenue caps is a key issue...
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