The budget also asks for increases in state - imposed revenue caps and would set a minimum amount of money the state sends to schools, regardless of how wealthy a district is. (host.madison.com)
This approach reduces how much money states need to pay in salaries and provides teachers with the opportunity to make up, and maybe even exceed, the difference later through the pension fund. (teacherpensions.org)
He says many public schools have seen declining enrollment and it affects the amount of money the state sends them. (wuwm.com)