with one out of every three school districts in Wisconsin passing a referendum, according to a new Wisconsin Policy Forum report published Thursday. That shatters the previous record of $2.7 billion generated through school referendums in 2020, the report ...

Wisconsin voters saw a record number of school referenda on their ballots in 2024 and approved a record number of the funding requests, according to a report released Thursday. The Wisconsin Policy Forum study found that school districts asked voters to sign off on a record 241 referenda,

Wisconsin voters approved 78% of school referendum funding requests across the state on Tuesday, raising taxes on themselves to grant schools over $3.4 billion for infrastructure and operations, including staff pay increases,

Dozens of school districts in southeast Wisconsin asked voters for tens of millions of dollars in funding on the Nov. 5 ballot.

Seemingly defying recent polls showing voters’ opposition to property tax increases, Wisconsinites approved a record number of school district referendums totaling $4.4 billion in 2024, according to a report from the Wisconsin Policy Forum.

The Wisconsin Policy Forum study found that school districts asked voters to sign off on a record 241 referendums, eclipsing the old record of 240 set in 1998.