State Superintendent Tony Evers delivered his annual State of
Education address yesterday.
In his speech Superintendent Evers highlighted the work of
the Speaker’s Task Force on Rural Schools this past session. He plans to
work towards passing legislation this coming session that will support rural schools,
including assisting with improved broadband and technology.
Superintendent Evers also promises to introduce the Fair Funding for
Our Future package again and stressed the importance of action being
taken in the budget for school funding reform.
One of the main objectives of the package is to return state aid
to the two-thirds funding commitment as well as appropriately adjusting the
formula for such factors as poverty, rural districts and those with declining
enrollment. There would be an increase in state general equalization aid
to all school districts under the proposal.
Other highlights include Wisconsin’s heightened academic
standards, the implementation of Smarter Balanced and ACT tests as new student
assessments, a new statewide educator effectiveness system as well as the
success of the school report cards. Evers also launched Promoting Excellence for All
which is to serve as a resource for closing the achievement gap in Wisconsin.
Superintendent Evers: Big year for
Wisconsin public schools
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