MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — The next state budget gives Wisconsin’s K-12 schools some breathing room.
Governor Tony Evers signed the 2025-27 budget bill last week, after negotiations with Republican leaders and a marathon session in the state Senate and Assembly. The compromise provides the state’s 467 public school districts with an increase of some $500 million in special education funding and $30 million for mental health services.
Districts statewide will have increased revenue limits, allowing them to increase spending by $1.4 billion more than the last budget cycle. That would come in the form of property tax increases which could mean more referendums.