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Tony Evers: “This legislature and I approved $50 million in the last…”

Featuring: Tony Evers, Democratic | Governor of Wisconsin

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Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers is delivering his budget address

Published | Video Starts at 26:02

Reading Fundamental There are a lot of discussions right now about our kids reading scores, how we measure student outcomes and how we improve them regardless of how they're measured. These discussions are important, but This legislature and I approved $50 million in the last budget that could be improving our kids reading and literacy. if it wasn't still sitting in Madison today nearly two years later. So we can have those discussions. But let's start by releasing millions of dollars we all agreed would improve reading statewide. (26:02–26:10)

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Asserts that $50 million was approved in the last budget to improve children's reading and literacy.

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