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Home » Press Releases » One City Advocates: Responds to failed Senate vote: Wisconsin’s children lost twice, a deal that was already not enough has now died entirely
In a state where only 8 percent of Black fourth graders read at grade level on the national NAEP exam, One City Schools is proving that number need not define Wisconsin's future. But on Wednesday night, the Wisconsin State Senate voted 18 -15 to defeat the $1.8 billion budget surplus deal that would have invested in our K-12 schools. We acknowledge the work Governor Tony Evers, Senate Majority Lea...