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Jessica Seawright, social worker and disability rights advocate, launches campaign for AD 21
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Wisconsin Examiner
Jessica Seawright, a social worker, disability rights advocate and mother, launched her campaign for Assembly District 21 Monday.
Seawright said that fully funding public education is another of her top priorities, especially increasing the special education reimbursement that public schools receive from the state.
The special education reimbursement rate was raised to 45% under the most recent state budget passed by the Republican-led Legislature and signed into law by Evers.
It is the highest rate in years, but fell below what Democrats and public education advocates had called for — a 60% or even a 90% rate.
“I’d really like to continue and come back to special education reimbursement.”She said she is flexible about the size of the increase to the reimbursement.
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