Assembly Republicans announced a broad education agenda Tuesday along with a set of task forces. Currently, there are 421 public school districts across the state. Public school advocates blame record-breaking referendum drives on state funding not keeping pace with inflation. “He claims that opting our state in would be ‘catastrophic’ to public schools, but the federal tax credit can benefit students in private and public schools alike,” Rodriguez said in a statement. Vos said the bills do not negate Wisconsin’s local control policies for school districts.