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Joel Brennan: “There were 72 school districts that went to referendum, 60…”

Featuring: Joel Brennan, Democratic | Candidate, Governor of Wisconsin

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Published | Video Starts at 15:34

It was not something that was put together with a lot of science. It was done 34 years ago, and it doesn't meet the needs. You know, you saw this a couple of weeks ago where There were 72 school districts that went to referendum, 60 of them for operations, meaning they just need to keep the lights on. What I have said is, you know, if that lawsuit prevails, eventually they'll say, okay, appoint somebody to put together a constitutional school funding formula or have the legislature and the governor do what they should be doing. (15:34–15:42)

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Asserts that 72 Wisconsin school districts went to referendum, with 60 seeking operational funding.

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