Incumbent Wisconsin schools leader and GOP-backed challenger advance in primary
Associated PressMADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s Democratic-backed incumbent state schools leader will face a Republican-supported challenger after both advanced in Tuesday’s three-person primary. Jill Underly, currently serving her first term as state superintendent, and Brittany Kinser, an advocate of the state’s private school voucher program and public charter schools, both advanced in Tuesday’s primary. She said her win shows that voters “love their public schools.” “They are also committed to making sure their public schools stay viable and every kid has these opportunities to be successful,” Underly said. Underly accused Kinser of being “focused on expanding vouchers, and these policies put our public schools in a dangerous race to the bottom.” Kinser countered that her campaign is focused on bolstering achievement for all students, no matter what type of school they attend.
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