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Jill Underly: “Those [federal funds] run out in 2023.”

Featuring: Jill Underly, Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction

Newsmakers: DPI Superintendent Jill Underly and The State of Wisconsin Schools

Published February 21, 2022 | Video Starts at 04:58

So that is an accurate picture that every school district is going to be facing. We don't have money for it. You mentioned prior the one time federal funds. Those [federal funds] run out in 2023. So what are we going to be able to do with the next budget? We're going to have to really demand more from our legislature if they expect us to be able to operate our public schools. (04:58–25:26)

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Asserts that the one-time federal funds for schools will run out in 2023.

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