Rep. Phelps: Opposes Republican effort to close public schools instead of funding them

MADISON, WI – The Wisconsin State Assembly convened Wednesday to vote on dozens of Republican-authored bills, including a package of bills incentivizing public school districts to consolidate and close. State Representative Christian Phelps (D-Eau Claire), a former special education paraprofessional and member of the Assembly Committee on Education, forcefully opposed these bills. Rep. Christ...