Schools facing huge cuts in Walker budget

With urging from local district officials, a state lawmaker is suggesting that Gov. Scott Walker’s plans for school funding may undergo some revisions.

In his 2015-17 budget, the Republican governor and potential 2016 presidential candidate is proposing to eliminate an already-enacted $150-per-student increase in state aid and freeze overall school revenues, cutting a promised $75 per pupil increase there as well.

That has school officials across the region crying foul and state lawmakers are noticing.

Full story: Antigo Daily Journal

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