Underly says it’s urgent to fix the school funding formula but timing will depend on the election

Wisconsin State Superintendent Jill Underly called for the state to overhaul the school funding formula in her sixth State of Education address Thursday, saying that the state “simply cannot afford to wait any longer.” Underly delivered the address less than six weeks before the November election, when Wisconsin voters will decide who she will be [

By: Baylor Spears

Outlets: Wisconsin Examiner

Published: September 25, 2026

Words: 1,323

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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Wisconsin State Superintendent Jill Underly called for the state to overhaul the school funding formula in her sixth State of Education address Thursday, saying that the state “simply cannot afford to wait any longer.”

Underly delivered the address less than six weeks before the November election, when Wisconsin voters will decide who she will be working with in the governor’s office and in the state Legislature on the next state budget. She …

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