Post-Crescent, February 1, 2019, by Jen Zettel Vandenhouten

During his first State of the State speech last week, Gov. Tony Evers announced several education priorities he’d like to address in the next state budget.

They include $600 million more for special education, restoring two-thirds funding to Wisconsin’s K-12 schools, closing the achievement gaps for low-income students and students of color, expanding early childhood and summer school grant programs and increasing mental health funding.

To make any of these priorities a reality, Evers and his fellow Democrats will need to work with Republicans, who control both houses of the Legislature. Read full article…