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Jodi Emerson: “Public schools are reimbursed about 25 cents on the dollar…”

Featuring: Jodi Emerson, Democratic | Wisconsin State Assembly, District 91

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Jodi Emerson Candidate Interview

Published | Video Starts at 07:34

And then another thing is, is how we are funding our special education kids who are going to public schools. Those public schools are reimbursed at a fraction of what those voucher schools are reimbursed. Voucher Public schools are reimbursed about 25 cents on the dollar for special education. That same student could be going to a public school, and they're reimbursed about 25 cents on the dollar. So there's a high inequity as. As far as the funding gap there. (07:34–07:40)

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