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Robert Wirch: “We had the second largest per pupil cut in the Nation for…”

Featuring: Robert Wirch, Democratic | Wisconsin State Senate, District 22

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Senator Bob Wirch debates Pam Stevens

Published | Video Starts at 08:01

Is it failing? What do we do to improve it? Well, I think we took a big step backwards in the last budget. We had the second largest per pupil cut in the Nation for K12. So it was simply the wrong thing to do. I voted against that budget. I've talked to the teachers out there. I disagree with the administration. (08:01–08:07)

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Asserts that the state had the second largest per pupil funding cut for K12 education in the nation.

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