In October 2013, the Wisconsin Council on Children and Families (now Kids Forward) released the “Race to Equity: A Baseline Report on the State of Racial Disparities in Dane County.” […]
Kids Forward Releases Ten-Year “Race to Equity” Report
The goals of the latest Kids Forward‘s report are different from the Race to Equity report released ten years ago. While that report established a baseline, this report is devoted […]
Kids Forward Reacts to WI Governor’s Budget
WORT 89.9FM Madison · Kids Forward Reacts To WI Governor’s Budget On February 15, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers released his 2023-2025 Executive Budget. The fiscal plan, Evers’ first since winning […]
Wisconsin’s Slice of the American Rescue Plan
On March 11, President Biden signed House Resolution 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, which provides nearly two trillion dollars in federal aid for relief and recovery from […]
Wisconsin Property Tax Policy Perpetuates Historic Racism
Since 1999, the Wisconsin Budget Project, an initiative of Kids Forward, has advocated public spending on projects that benefit low to moderate income families. Recently, the project turned its lens […]
Evers Makes a Bad Budget a Little Better
Democratic Governor Tony Evers says he considered the unprecedented act of vetoing the entire budget proposed by Wisconsin GOP lawmakers. But eventually, he decided to take advantage of the […]