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Jill Underly: “Public education is a constitutional right. It says it right…”

Featuring: Jill Underly, Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction

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2022 State of Ed Address, State Superintendent Dr. Jill Underly

Published | Video Starts at 00:47

They are our future, and they must be nurtured and they must be well prepared. They deserve no less, and neither do we. And the same goes for our democracy. See, Public education is a constitutional right. It says it right there in Article 5, Section 3 of the Wisconsin Constitution. The legislature shall provide by law for the establishment of district schools which shall be as nearly uniform as practicable, and such schools shall be free and without charge for tuition to all children between the ages of 4 and 20. (00:47–00:56)

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Asserts that public education is a constitutional right in Wisconsin.

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