On October 12, 2023, a lawsuit (Underwood v. Vos) was filed asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to find Wisconsin’s unregulated private school voucher and independent charter programs unconstitutional on the […]
Our press release on the brand new study on the underfunding of special education from the Education Law Center is below. View it as a PDF here. Oct. 11, 2022 […]
Heather DuBois Bourenane, Executive Director, Wisconsin Public Education NetworkJanuary 27, 2022. Kids Can’t Wait: Use historic surplus to support Wisconsin’s children Wisconsin’s kids need the plan put forward today by Governor […]
In Wisconsin, we once had a “Regular Broken” school revenue system. Regular Broken was a system that was supposed to provide enough funding to keep pace with inflation but really […]
To read this release as a PDF, click here. After four years of inaction on common-sense recommendations, Wisconsin lawmakers are failing our kids. We tracked education legislation all year. Wisconsin […]
November 8, 2021. Call to action for a special session to fund special education for Wisconsin’s public schools by Dr. Julie Underwood, board chair, and Heather DuBois Bourenane, Executive Director […]
See all monthly Wisconsin Public Education Network Action Newsletters on our website at WisconsinNetwork.org/Action-News.To receive the Action Newsletters via email, make sure you join our mailing list and select “Newsletter” […]
Nov. 12, 2020. View this release as a pdf here. DPI budget proposal provides support “our kids deserve” say public education advocates. Wisconsin Public Education Network partners around the state […]
NEW! “Get on the Bus” Action Map + Action Grants! It’s time to #GetOnTheBus and #VotePublic for Wisconsin’s kids and their public schools! Please read on for important updates and […]
We cannot afford to keep playing politics with their future. Wisconsin Public Education Network Executive Director Heather DuBois Bourenane delivered these remarks today at a press event with Rep. Jonathan […]