{"id":2366232,"date":"2024-11-08T15:36:56","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T20:36:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-rep-says-wisconsins-school-funding-program-worked-on-election-day-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-08T15:40:47","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T20:40:47","slug":"state-rep-says-wisconsins-school-funding-program-worked-on-election-day-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-rep-says-wisconsins-school-funding-program-worked-on-election-day-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"State rep says Wisconsin\u2019s school funding program worked on Election Day &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstate-rep-says-wisconsins-school-funding-program-worked-on-election-day-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2366232&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A recent statement by Wisconsin Republican State Representative Scott \u200dAllen highlights the effectiveness of the state&#8217;s school funding system, evidenced by\u2063 the numerous referendums held on Election Day. He argues that these local tax proposals empower communities to make \u200cfinancial decisions tailored to their \u200bspecific educational needs, rather than following a uniform funding model for all 421 \u2063school districts in Wisconsin. During the latest election, over <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">100 \u2062local school \u200cdistricts sought taxpayer consent<\/a> for tax increases, with approximately 70% \u200cof these referendums \u2063being approved. However, only \u200c29% of districts opted for referendums, \u200cand 22% of those proposals \u200dwere unsuccessful, suggesting a disconnect between taxpayer preferences and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elite-private-school-students-anonymously-accused-school-officials-of-racism-the-school-caved\/\" title=\"Elite Private School Students Anonymously Accused School Officials Of Racism. The School Caved.\">school administrators<\/a>&#8216; funding requests. Allen emphasizes the importance\u200d of local control and community involvement in deciding school financing.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">State rep says Wisconsin&rsquo;s school funding program worked on Election Day<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1877012\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash;&nbsp;One of Wisconsin&rsquo;s Republican state representatives says that so many schools went to taxpayers for more money Tuesday shows the state&rsquo;s system to pay for schools is working.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Rep. Scott Allen, R-Waukehsa, said there&rsquo;s nothing wrong with giving local taxpayers more control over their local schools.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These referendums keep the power and choice for how to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-operatives-control-voter-rolls-in-31-states-report-shows\/\" title=\"Democratic Operatives Control Voter Rolls In 31 States, Report Shows\">spend tax dollars<\/a> with people in local communities,&rdquo; Allen said in a statement. &ldquo;Instead of a one size fits all approach to the 421 school districts in our state, school referendums allow for local communities to weigh in on decisions that most affect them. In this most recent election, only 29% of school districts went to referendum and 22% of the proposed referendums failed. These referendums proved that the will of the people does not always agree or align with the school administrators who want more taxpayer money.&rsquo;<\/p>\n<p>More than 100 local school districts asked voters for tax increases this fall, and about 70% of those questions passed.<\/p>\n<p>Wisconsin State Superintendent Jill Underly earlier this week said the wave of local referendum questions is proof that Wisconsin&rsquo;s school funding system is broken.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our state legislature has severely underfunded public schools for well over a decade, and it has led to a record number of districts going to referendum to try and fix severe financial constraints on their own. Too many communities were forced to vote Tuesday whether to increase property taxes just so their local schools can pay staff, heat and cool their buildings, and provide a quality education,&rdquo; Underly said.<\/p>\n<p>Allen countered by saying local taxpayers should be the ones to decide how much they want to pay for their local schools.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;School referendums also protect the taxpayers of the other 400 some school districts from paying for the proposed increase of one district. The total proposed referendum spending across all 121 districts was nearly $4.3 billion. The referendums that failed saved those local taxpayers $883 million, and the referendums that passed will be felt principally by the local communities that voted for them instead of all the state taxpayers who did not get a chance to vote,&rdquo; Allen said. &ldquo;School referendums give local districts the right to ask the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/remains-of-suspected-migrant-found-in-west-texas-desert-near-border\/\" title=\"Remains of Suspected Migrant Found in West Texas Desert near Border\">local taxpayer<\/a> to pay more in taxes. This is exactly as it should be.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1877012\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1877012\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>State rep claims Wisconsin&#8217;s school funding system is effective<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2366233,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Montana-I-voted-stickers.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[33731,41493,4124],"class_list":["post-2366232","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-election-day","tag-school-funding","tag-wisconsin"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Montana-I-voted-stickers.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2366232","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2366232"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2366232\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2366236,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2366232\/revisions\/2366236"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2366233"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2366232"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2366232"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2366232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}