Green Bay school board candidates talk DEI, Department of Education, vouchers at forum

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : Knill pointed out financial disparities between the two, particularly regarding special education: while the state reimburses public schools 30% for the money schools spend on special education needs, it reimburses private schools in the voucher program 90%.
48% : "I don't know what we're actually missing out on by having all those funds just come back to Wisconsin and go, hopefully, directly to districts," Christenson said. Candidates' stance on DEI and 'fairness in hiring and firing' Three weeks ago, the Department of Education released a letter directing schools to enforce nondiscrimination obligations by opposing diversity, equity and inclusion programs or risk losing federal funding.
48% : Often, public schools rely on referendums to make up for voucher-based funding gaps.

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