After a failed vote in November, the Ashland School District approved of a referendum which looks to increase funding by $10 million over the next 5 years avoiding looming staff cuts. According to the ...

More than 80 school districts have referendums on the ballot totaling hundreds of millions of dollars, including some of the most expensive ones in southeastern Wisconsin.

The other school districts are Ashland, Beloit and the Norris School District in Mukwonago, just outside Milwaukee. The funding is provided by Wisconsin Act 72, which passed in 2023. Public and ...