Yesica Balderrama is a bilingual journalist based in New York City. Her written work has been published in The Associated Press, Los Angeles Times en Español, NPR, WNYC, Yes! Magazine and others.
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Act 10 can’t stop, won’t stop hurting Wisconsin schools
It’s been 13 years since former Gov. Scott Walker’s assault on public education, setting in motion a budget mess that impacts discussions today about the biggest challenges facing schools. The hot topic at the Wisconsin Public Education Network’s 2024 Summer Summit was the ongoing and worsening impact of a law that has been in place…
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Are Wisconsin voucher schools constitutional? The debate rages on.
Early legal challenges upheld the taxpayer-funded program back when it was small and experimental, not the expensive statewide behemoth it is today. Earlier this spring only 60 percent of the funding referendums by Wisconsin Public School districts were approved. Every year more districts apply for additional financial aid to help struggling education budgets but the…
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Many Wisconsin voucher schools are hostile to their LGBTQ students—and don’t seem to care
Religious schools that get taxpayer funds officially can’t discriminate when it comes to admissions, but that doesn’t mean they can’t make life miserable for young people finding their way.
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A brief history of Wisconsin’s voucher school system: Less effective and more expensive than promised.
Many Wisconsin taxpayers may not know a small experiment has grown to the point where they are now funding two separate school systems.
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Here’s why Wisconsin’s public school budgets are struggling
Voters are being asked to make up the difference as state aid fails to keep up with rising costs and more state dollars are being transferred to private schools.
