Republican lawmakers want lawsuit challenging school funding formula dismissed

By: Baylor Spears

Outlets: Wisconsin Examiner

Published: April 20, 2026

Words: 1,092

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago


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Republican lawmakers want a lawsuit challenging the state’s school funding formula as unconstitutional dismissed, according to court filings.

The lawsuit challenging Wisconsin’s current school funding system was filed in February by Law Forward, a public interest law firm, in Eau Claire Circuit Court. The progressive legal group filed it on behalf of a group of school districts, parents, teachers, students and two advocacy organizations, the Wisconsin PTA and the Wisconsin Public Education Network (WPEN). …

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