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by Benjamin Yount, The Center Square contributor | June 22, 2021 06:00 PM Print this article
The backlash to Gov. Tony Evers’ veto of an expansion for Wisconsin’s school choice program is swift and growing.
The governor on Friday scuttled a plan (AB 59) that would have expanded eligibility in the Wisconsin Parental Choice Program to families who make up to 300% of the federal poverty level. That’s about $80,000 a year for a family of four. Currently the program is capped at 220% of the FPL, or about $57,000 for a family of four.
CJ Szafir, president at the Institute for Reforming Government, said the governor is campaigning for reelection as the education governor, yet he is taking away a shot at a better education for many kids in the state.