Wisconsin Was Awarded Billions of Dollars in Federal Funds for Education and Transportation Under the CRRSA
Date Fri, Feb. 12, 2021 - 9:18am By Hamilton
Last month, we discussed a few aspects of the $900 billion COVID-19 response legislation passed by Congress in December of last year. The economic stimulus and COVID relief package, called the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSA), was passed along with the 2021 federal budget to form a 5,600-page spending bill totaling roughly […]
DPI Releases Guidance on K-12 Reopening
Date Mon, Jun. 29, 2020 - 11:16am By Hamilton
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) has released guidance for Wisconsin schools on reopening safely and successfully in the 2020-21 school year amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Gov. Evers has said his administration is leaving the decision whether or not to reopen schools up to local districts. The DPI guidance does not place any mandates […]
Study Committee on Investment and Use of School Trust Funds Meets
Date Tue, Aug. 21, 2018 - 8:47am By Hamilton
The Study Committee on the Investment and Use of the School Trust Funds met for the first time on Aug. 16, 2018. The committee, chaired by Rep. Terry Katsma (R-Oostburg) and Sen. Lena Taylor (D-Milwaukee), is tasked with reviewing the investment process and loan programs under the Board of Commissioners of Public Lands (BCPL). The […]