The Institute for Wisconsin's Future works on key state policy issues throughout the year. It conducts research, coordinates community education campaigns, and issues reports and other materials designed to educate the public on critical issues such as welfare reform, school finance, tax policy, and the state budget. Our current research is organized into four main areas (below).

Why so many school districts are in money trouble
Survey exposes large gap between revenue limits and ‘cost-to-continue’

The typical district in Wisconsin has to deal with a built-in annual deficit of 1.7%, a gap that forces cuts in staffing, programs, maintenance, and/or purchasing, according to a new survey of district superintendents by the Institute for Wisconsin's Future (IWF).. .
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