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Kelda Roys: “Under this bill [every single school district] will do…”

Featuring: Kelda Roys, Democratic | Wisconsin Senate, District 26

'Our kids deserve better': Sen. Kelda Roys acknowledges impact of decades of underfunded schools

Published September 11, 2025 | Video Starts at 01:15

… increase revenue limit authority from the 2023 budget, plus a little for inflation so that districts do not have to increase property taxes. Every single school district will do better. Under this bill [every single school district] will do better than current law. We know every kid around the state deserves to go to a great school so that they can meet their potential. To be clear, this bill is not. (01:15–01:18)

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Asserts that the proposed bill will benefit all school districts compared to current law.

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“Property taxes are too high in Wisconsin due to 15 straight years of total Republican control of this legislature where they have slashed…”
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“An inflationary increase [for public schools] has not been provided for 15 years.”
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“They've shoveled billions of taxpayer dollars that were meant for our public schools to unaccountable voucher schemes.”
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“Republicans have not just for the last 15 years, but for 30 of the last 32 years had largely control over the legislature and the state…”
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“Republican politicians have punished every public school and every property taxpayer in this state.”
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“Zero new dollars for general school aids [were provided] despite high inflation and rising costs.”
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“It provides basic funding for general school aids to Wisconsin schools to fund the $325 increase revenue limit authority from the 2023…”
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“They have used that power to underfund and undermine public education in every budget they touch.”
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“It has led to district consolidation, a teacher retention crisis and school closures, reduced learning opportunities, and this toxic cycle…”
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