State Supt. Stanford Taylor emphasizes special education & mental health funding in State of Education Address
State Superintendent Carolyn Stanford Taylor delivered her last State of Education Address today (9/17) virtually as the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) that she oversees prepares its budget request for 2021-23. Stanford Taylor is not running for reelection to her post.
While she trumpeted Wisconsin schools’ successes through unprecedented challenges, she also expressed concern for persistent achievement gaps and working towards educational equity.
The only insights given to the DPI’s upcoming budget request were that it will include increases in special education and mental health funding: (more…)