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Kelda Roys: “Zero new dollars for general school aids [were provided]…”

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

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

Published | Video Starts at 00:48

During the same period, they've shoveled billions of taxpayer dollars that were meant for our public schools to unaccountable voucher schemes. Our schools cannot take it anymore. Now, the recently passed state budget had. Zero new dollars for general school aids [were provided] despite high inflation and rising costs. that we're all suffering under. The bill we're proposing today is very simple. It provides basic funding for general school aids to Wisconsin schools to fund the $325 increase revenue … (00:48–00:52)

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Asserts that no new funding was allocated for general school aids in the recent budget.

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