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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.
Milwaukee, Wisc. May 11, 2021 This afternoon, Assembly Bill 59 passed the Wisconsin Assembly with a 60-36 vote. The bill increases the income threshold for parents who want to enroll in Wisconsin’s Parental Choice program to 300% of the federal poverty level, or about $78,000 a-year for a family of four.
“We are pleased to see that the bill has passed and will progress to the Senate,” says Wisconsin Federation for Children State Director
Justin Moralez. “Thank you to the bill’s authors and sponsors as well as the assembly members who voted to support educational choice for families across our state.”
No Democrats voted to support the bill, despite several Democrats having divided districts with unequal educational access among their constituents. The bill now moves on to the Senate as Senate Bill 41.