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10 Days Of Early Voting, 10 Reasons To Vote Against Scott Walker: #6 Education Cuts
http://wisdems.org/news/press/view/2014-10-10-days-of-early-voting-10-reasons-to-vote-against-s-5
In the 2011 - 2013 budget, Governor Walker cut a state record $800 million in direct state spending on public education and mandated new limits on local school districts that left many schools scrambling just to fund their operations for the next school year. [1]
In addition to his historic cuts in direct school aid, Walker also cut the base revenue per pupil for each school district by 5.5% in Fiscal Year 2012. Over the biennium that translates into $800 million in lost revenue authority from prior statute for the state’s 424 school districts. [2]
The budget also eliminated several revenue limit exemptions such as school nursing, pupil transportation, safety equipment and funds for school security officers. In addition, it reduced nearly all categorical aids by 10 percent, in addition to eliminating some programs outright. [3]
In 2012, Wisconsin led the nation in cuts to education spending per-pupil. [4]
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