Currently holds the office of Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction until July 7, 2025.
Candidate for Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction in 2021 Wisconsin General Election.
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Get StartedI am strongly against the expansion of taxpayer-funded private school vouchers. ● I strongly believe that the public should be investing their public dollars to make public schools better and meet the needs of all public school kids, versus placing public dollars in private schools. Learn more
Fully funded early childhood programming that is full-day and every day, and is high quality and assured to give all children the start they need to be successful. Teacher recruitment and retention, particularly in rural and urban areas, that brings the best and brightest into our schools and values them. Mental health support and resources for our students, particularly during the aftermath of a pandemic when there is so much trauma. The way forward is through a revision of our school finance system, and that will be my highest priority during my tenure. We need a school finance formula that works for all public schools in Wisconsin. Learn more
Early Childhood and 4K Programming for All Students: All Day, Everyday. Learn more
My goal as state superintendent is to work with our school administrators and our different professional organizations and private-public partners in mental health to bring more training to our staff, but also provide more on-site mental health services for our students and families. In a rural area especially, where there are shortages, the needs are critical. As our children and staff weather this pandemic, the need is greater than ever before. Learn more
Our public schools are facing a funding crisis. The system of funding our public schools primarily from local property taxes isn’t working and we need to fix it. Learn more
● I would work with our teacher unions to restore the teaching profession to the respectability it deserves as one of the most noble professions. I would work with existing programs in our colleges and schools of education to recruit young adults back to teaching. I would work to increase teacher pay so that teachers can once again support a family with a living wage and a career path that pays them for their expertise and education. Learn more
I would advocate for the removal of “educator effectiveness” as it stands right now and replace it with a system that is locally controlled, and collaborative between unions and school boards and administrators. Learn more
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