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Wisconsin schools, teachers sue for more funding from GOP-led legislature

Wisconsin schools and teachers are suing their state legislature for more funding, arguing Republican lawmakers are failing in their constitutional duty to fund schools.  

The lawsuit, filed Monday, argues the Republican-controlled state legislature has not kept up with the cost of education, and it wants the court to fix the system.  

“Notwithstanding this clear constitutional command, the Legislature has failed to ensure that state funding to public school districts has kept pace with the increased educational costs, and the growing gap has imposed an ever-increasing burden on local taxpayers and property tax revenues,” the lawsuit reads.  

It says between 1999 and 2000, the funding revenue breakdown for public school districts was 53.7 percent state, 41.6 percent local and 4.7 percent federal. From 2023 to 2024, it was 45 percent state, 43 percent local, and 12 percent federal. 

The lawsuit says public schools are facing a financial crisis and blame the Republican lawmakers for not fixing the system despite surpluses in the budget and private school programs it says costs taxpayers $700 million in the 2025-2026 school year.  

Multiple groups and individual teachers joined the lawsuit, with the Wisconsin PTA taking lead on the efforts.  

“When schools are underfunded, students lose opportunities and communities suffer,” said Jeff Mandell, president and general counsel at Law Forward, one of the groups challenging the state, the Associated Press reported. “Supporting public education isn’t just good policy — it’s a legal and moral obligation.” 

The Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld the state’s education funding system back in 2000 when it was previously challenged, according to the AP. 

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