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2025 Partners for Progress Breakfast
📅 Thursday, September 25, 2025⏰ 7:30 am – 9:30 am📍 Vel Phillips Memorial High School Join us for the 4th Annual Partners for Progress Breakfast, where business, education, and community leaders come together to support the success of Madison’s public school students and staff. This year’s program includes: Featured Speakers Why Attend? The Partners for…
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What Truly Supporting our Children and Families Looks Like
In Wisconsin, state law caps how much school districts can spend per student—regardless of rising costs. Layer in the expanding use of private school vouchers and independent charter schools, and it becomes harder to see where your local tax dollars actually go. This post unpacks the basics—and shows how improving tax transparency can give Wisconsin…

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