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Underly blames Legislature in State of Education speech

Underly called the state's current funding "stagnant" and said that it forces public schools into "impossible decisions." "Our schools are not the problem," Underly said. Instruction is asking the state's new governor and legislators to fund two additional full time staff positions in the next budget to make progress on that backlog.

Underly blames Legislature in State of Education speech

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Underly called the state's current funding "stagnant" and said that it forces public schools into "impossible decisions." "Our schools are not the problem," Underly said.

Instruction is asking the state's new governor and legislators to fund two additional full time staff positions in the next budget to make progress on that backlog.

(The Center Square) – Wisconsin's top education official, Jill Underly, gave her State of Education address Thursday, calling for a new way of funding education in the state but failing to address her...

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Underly called the state's current funding "stagnant" and said that it forces public schools into "impossible decisions." "Our schools are not the problem," Underly said. Instruction is asking the state's new governor and legislators to fund two additional full time staff positions in the next budget to make progress on that backlog. (The Center Square) – Wisconsin's top education official, Jill Underly, gave her State of Education address Thursday, calling for a new way of funding education in the state but failing to address her department's lowering of education standards or backlog of 150 teacher license misconduct investigations.

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(The Center Square) – Wisconsin's top education official, Jill Underly, gave her State of Education address Thursday, calling for a new way of funding education in the state but failing to address her department's lowering of education standards or backlog of 150 teacher license misconduct investigations.

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