Rep. Stroud: Calls out Republicans for abandoning rural schools

Madison, WI — During the final floor session of the year, Assembly Republicans advanced a ‘consolidation’ plan that would pave the way for closing rural schools. Rep. Stroud (D-Ashland) condemned the move, calling it a refusal to address the real causes of school funding challenges. “Republicans have brought forward a scheme to close rural schools as the centerpiece of the last floor session of th...