Despite historic gains in the last state budget, Milwaukee’s public charter and private school students continue to receive thousands of dollars less per student than their MPS peers, according to City Forward Collective’s (CFC) funding brief, Fair & Equal Per-Pupil Funding. The brief finds that unequal funding will cost Milwaukee’s schools more than $182 million this year, and projects that gaps could grow to 33–50% within five years without action. It calls on state leaders to protect recent progress, close funding gaps from the bottom up, and prioritize the state’s youngest and most vulnerable learners in the 2025–27 budget.
Read the full report below:
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