State superintendent candidate Deborah Kerr, who supports the private school choice program and has won Republican backing across the state, raised and spent more money than any of the other six candidates in January, which was the last campaign finance reporting period before next week's primary.
7 face off in primary for Wisconsin s top education official
By Scott Bauer article
MADISON, Wis. - The race to be Wisconsin s top education official is wide open for the first time in a dozen years and it s only the second time since the 1980s that Tony Evers, who left the post as state superintendent when elected governor, is not on the ballot.
Seven candidates are vying for the nonpartisan position. Voters will narrow the field to two in the Feb. 16 primary. The two highest vote-getters will face each other in the April 6 general election.
The next schools chief will take over at a time when schools are in their second year of dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, there s continued competition for limited state funding and there are ongoing struggles to close the achievement gap.
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Question of the Day By SCOTT BAUER - Associated Press - Thursday, February 4, 2021
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The race to be Wisconsin’s top education official is wide open for the first time in a dozen years and it’s only the second time since the 1980s that Tony Evers, who left the post as state superintendent when elected governor, is not on the ballot.
Seven candidates are vying for the nonpartisan position. Voters will narrow the field to two in the Feb. 16 primary. The two highest vote-getters will face each other in the April 6 general election.