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Joel Brennan: “When the dollars came down, they were really in the low 30s.”

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

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June 11th 2026 - Governor Candidates Education Forum - Indivisible South Shore - Camera 2

Published | Video Starts at 22:22

In the legislature, in the last budget, they said they were going to introduce them. They're going to have special education rates, were going to be reimbursed to 48%. When the dollars came down, they were really in the low 30s. That's not good enough for us in Wisconsin. A level of transparency that is honest, that has integrity, that pushes us to where we need to be. (22:22–22:26)

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Asserts that actual reimbursement rates for special education were in the low 30s.

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