Underly and Kerr advanced to the general election as the top two vote-getters in the February 16, 2021, nonpartisan primary, receiving 27% and 26% of the votes, respectively. Five other candidates were eliminated in the primary.
In Wisconsin, school choice stretches back to the administrations of governorTommy Thompson andMilwaukee mayorJohn Norquist when they implemented a school vouchers program in Milwaukee in the 1990s—The Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP).[1] Originally the program had been open to pupils with a family income less than 175% of the federal poverty line, while only secular private schools were eligible for the program.[2]
In 2011, several changes occurred to the school choice programs in the state. Republican governorScott Walker signed a budget which eliminated the previous enrollment cap for the MPCP, while the range of eligible incomes was expanded. Subsequently, the Republican controlled legislature passed the Wisconsin Parental Choice Program, which expanded school choice programs across the state.
By fall 2020, students enrolled in private schools in Wisconsin numbered around 118,862. This represented a 1.53% decrease from the previous year.[3]
Shandowlyon Hendricks-Williams, former director of Evers' Milwaukee office and DPI Education Administrative Director of Teacher Education, Professional Development and Licensing[9]
Steve Krull, principal of Milwaukee's Garland Elementary School and former Air Force instructor[10]
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