There have been scads of interesting and important stories over the past year relating to the Wisconsin budget and the effects of budget changes on the state’s families. The Wisconsin Budget Project has blogged about many of those stories, and in today’s blog post it provides a list of and links to the project’s 10 most popular posts in 2011.
K-12 Education in the Fox Valley
Every student in the Fox Valley region deserves to receive the educational support and resources needed to help them achieve a bright future. Over the past few years, the COVID-19 pandemic has led to significant impacts on students in Wisconsin. These challenges were particularly acute for students who were more likely to be struggling prior to the pandemic, like students with lower incomes, students of color, and students who speak English as a second language. With federal pandemic relief funds drying up, state leaders must ensure schools have adequate resources and that students don’t fall even more behind.
