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He was never for the kids. He is always for the government bureaucracy. Always. Every. Singe. Time. Meanwhile, more and more Wisconsin kids will be disadvantaged because they can’t read, write, or do math like they should.

Gov. Tony Evers on Friday vetoed the legislation that would have restored learning standards and report card scores in the state.

“For many reasons, this is an untenable result for kids, for schools, and public education in Wisconsin,” Evers said in his veto message. “Most importantly, metrics for school scores and standards should be based on science, data, doing what’s best for kids, and improving student outcomes, not the whims of legislative party control or what is politically palatable for lawmakers in the legislature.”

The legislation would have restored Wisconsin’s standards to what they were the year before COVID, and realigned them with the Nation’s Report Card.

Wisconsin State Superintendent Jill Underly ordered the standards changed last fall. She claimed she made the change to “better reflect” what Wisconsin school kids are actually learning.