Endorsement of Dr. Underly for Superintendent of Public Instruction

Grassroots North Shore enthusiastically supports the re-election of Dr. Jill Underly for State Superintendent of the Department of Public Instruction. She has championed public instruction and prioritized accessibility of a good education for every child.

Under her tenure, the state’s k-12 education system has risen to 6th in the nation in 2024 from 14th in 2020. Wisconsin has its highest ever graduation rate at 90.5%, ranked 3rd in the country. Her department has invested in reading coaches, support for mental health, and teacher recruitment, while defending teachers’ labor rights.

We add our endorsement to the wide array of groups that feel Dr. Underly deserves another term. Her commitment to public education stands in stark contrast to the goal of her opponent, whose intent to divert more public money from public schools to a fragmented, unaccountable patchwork of privately run schools would devastate the public school system.