KAUKAUNA — Recent presidential executive orders and proposed cuts by the U.S. Department of Education and Department of Agriculture could cost the Kaukauna Area School District more than $2 million.
The federal programs traditionally have helped fund school district programs for students with disabilities, economically disadvantaged students and families, youth mental health programs, English language learners, smaller class sizes and help fund important initiatives like access to school meals, career and technical education, academic opportunities, and more.
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction has launched a new interactive map showing how federal funding affects each school district across the state. VIEW THE WEBSITE.
According to the DPI, the Kaukauna Area School District could lose $1,546,778 in U.S. Department of Education funding and $651,615 in U.S. Department of Agriculture funding in 2023-24 to cover meals for hungry kids.
All told, the total could be as high as $2,198,393, or 4 percent of total funding.
The funding the district receives from the USDE alone is equivalent to the cost of
hiring 17 teachers, according to the DPI.
Large cuts could also come to library services in the Fox Valley.
There are 17 public libraries within the Outagamie Waupaca Library System.
In 2025, this library system is expected to receive $904,352 in state aid with $13,579 of that coming from federal funding through the Library Services and Technology Act [link].
Federal funding is 2% of Outagamie Waupaca Library System’s 2025 allocation.
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