Dane County Executive Parisi: Expands driver’s license program to six more school districts
Contact: Stephanie Miller 608-267-8823 Today, Dane County Executive Joe Parisi announced he is partnering with six school districts to expand his Access to Opportunity Initiative and help teenagers who otherwise could not afford driver’s education an opportunity to earn their licenses. Parisi started the program in the Madison School District in the summer of 2015, helping 100 young people each year earn their driver’s license without their families having to worry about how to afford the more than $400 price tag of the course. Now the program is being expanded to six more Dane County schools, with 119 more students