# Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

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## Timeline

- **2026-03**: Policy Spotlight — New reports highlight Wisconsin's status as a funding outlier in vocational education.
- **2025**: Equipment Crisis — Rising costs of industrial tech make local funding of high school labs increasingly unsustainable for small districts.
- **2023**: Regional Expansion — Neighboring Midwest states increase CTE categorical aid by an average of 12% to address labor gaps.
- **2013**: Act 59 Implementation — Wisconsin introduces CTE Incentive Grants to reward schools for student certifications.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### Wisconsin's CTE Funding Gap: Why the State Lags in Hands-On Job Training
2026-03-04 20:12:21 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 2

Wisconsin has emerged as a significant outlier in the national movement to fund high school Career and Technical Education (CTE). While neighboring states aggressively subsidize modern vocational labs, Wisconsin's reliance on local property taxes and performance-based incentives is creating a widening skills gap in its manufacturing and healthcare sectors.
Full story: https://getedtechbrief.com/story/wisconsin-cte-funding-disparity-analysis

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