GOP provide $128M in new funding for schools, less than a tenth of what Gov. Tony Evers wanted

MADISON - Republican lawmakers writing the next state budget approved a plan Thursday to provide schools with an additional $128 million in state taxpayer funding — less than 10% of what Democratic Gov. Tony Evers proposed — and will steer more federal stimulus funding toward districts that provided in-person instruction during the coronavirus pandemic.

The details of the GOP spending plan for schools over the next two years were released Thursday, days after Assembly Speaker Robin Vos of Rochester and Senate President Chris Kapenga of Delafield questioned the need for large increases for Wisconsin schools in light of $2.6 billion in federal aid they are receiving because of the pandemic.

"The amount of federal money that is going to school districts is overwhelming. It’s really kind of obscene in many ways. It’s sad. It’s just too much money," Vos said in an interview on Wednesday.

"Think of all the times people win the lottery. Do they spend that money smartly? Very rarely. Now, once in a while — but very rarely. So I feel like school districts just won the lottery, and I am concerned that the money isn’t going to be spent in ways that is best."

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The Republican plan is simple: Keep the students stupid so that they will vote for the GOP when they are adults.