MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Democratic Governor Tony Evers has vetoed a bill that would have required Wisconsin to expand its private school voucher program.
The Republican controlled Legislature passed the bill earlier this year to bring Wisconsin into a federal expansion of school vouchers as part of President Donald Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill. The Trump program incentivizes individuals to donate up to $1,700 to organizations providing private school tuition scholarships in exchange up to $1,700 in federal tax deductions.
Evers is a former public-school teacher and state superintendent of schools and has long opposed private school vouchers.
In his veto message, Evers said the bill would essentially reimburse donors for helping fund private schools. He said the nationwide voucher program lacks things like student achievement metrics and no school accountability measures.