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Evers Plans to Veto Higher Standards Legislation
Republicans in the Wisconsin Senate say Gov. Tony Evers could make the choice in next month’s election really easy for some voters.
The Senate on Tuesday took-up the proposal to return Wisconsin schools to their old learning standards.
Sen. John Jagler, R-Watertown, said the proposal is common sense. The legislation would reinstate the test scores, educational vernacular, and report card standards from either the 2019, or 2021 school years.
Gov. Evers, who originally said it was a mistake to change the standards, last month flipped and promised to veto Jagler’s legislation.
“I have not spoken with Gov. Evers about this,” Jagler told reporters on Tuesday. “I would just take him at his word. He said that he didn't think it was a good idea, [he] called it a mistake. He also criticized the process. To hear that he's going to veto this measure, we'll find out.”
Current State Superintendent of Schools Jill Underly ordered the standards changed last fall. She said she did it to “better reflect” what Wisconsin school kids are actually learning.
Jagler has accused Underly of changing the standards to hide just how far behind kids in Wisconsin public schools actually are.
Underly’s opponent in the race to state superintendent, Brittany Kinser, supports the plan to go back to the higher standards.
Jagler said the promised veto from the governor could sway a lot of votes her way.
“If he does, it makes it pretty clear who I'm going to vote for in the Department of Public Instruction election coming up,” Jagler added. “Because if the governor is not going to pass this bill, the only way to do it is through DPI. And so with that, we can't re-elect Jill Underly if you want high standards in Wisconsin.”
Jagler said he still hopes that Gov. Evers “will do the right thing” with the standards legislation.
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