Tuesday, January 24, 2023

Governor Evers to Propose $50,000 in Funding for School Library Interns in State Budget

Governor Evers delivered his fifth State of the State address on Tuesday evening before a joint session of the Legislature. You can read a copy of the address here or watch it here

During the address, Evers highlighted the following initiatives he plans to undertake in his 2023-25 state budget, which will be released on February 15, 2023. Included in his priorities related to workforce, is a $50,000 proposal to provide stipends to school library interns.


Full initiatives of interest to WEMTA can be found below.


Education and Student Mental Health 


  • Historic investments in education, including $20 million for literacy-related programming

  • $50,000 for stipends for school library interns

  • Making it easier for schools to hire retired teachers and staff 

  • $9.4 million for stipends for student teachers and interns  

  • $5 million for "grow your own" initiatives to recruit teachers

  • $2 million to provide stipends for teachers who oversee student teachers or interns

  • $270 million for student mental health 





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