Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Rebecca Kleeflisch on Monday backed a proposal to divide Wisconsin’s largest school district into multiple, smaller systems.
The plan, initiated by State Senator Alberta Darling (R-River Hills), would require the large district to dissolve into four to eight smaller ones within two years, if fully enacted.
Furthermore, the legislation would expand school choice options for parents in the region.
“Wisconsin was the first state to give parents more say in their children’s education and future. We have an opportunity to build on our reputation and reclaim our status as a national model for reforming K-12 education,” said Darling of the legislation.
Kleefisch, who has remained critical of some public schools that have pushed mask mandates and virtual learning, detailed her support in a video message:
“Our communities and our future depends on the strength of Wisconsin’s schools. Our kids deserve the best education we can possibly afford, and right now, not all of Wisconsin’s children are getting it. Among the children suffering the most? Kids stuck in failing schools in Milwaukee,” she said.
“I refuse to accept more of the status quo from the education establishment that continues to fail Milwaukee’s children. Milwaukee’s failures have gone on for way too long. It’s time to take action and do the one thing people have talked about for years but never had the backbone to do. But this is for children. That’s why as governor, I will break up the Milwaukee Public School District and form smaller school districts that will better serve our kids.”
Earlier this year, Kleefisch blasted Governor Tony Evers, after he allowed Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) and Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) to return to remote learning at the beginning of the new semester.
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Photo “Rebecca Kleefisch” by Rebecca Kleefisch.
