Kewaunee Co. schools receive library aid

The three Kewaunee County school districts’ libraries are expected to share in $32.1 million from Common School Fund investments.

Secretary of State Doug La Follette presented Kurt Kiefer, assistant state superintendent of Public Instruction, with a $32.1 million ceremonial check during the Wisconsin Educational & Media Technology Association’s (WEMTA) annual conference at the Kalahari Resort in the Wisconsin Dells, according to a Monday news release from the Board of Commissioners of Public Lands (BCPL),

Algoma School District is expected to receive $26,765, Luxemburg-Casco School District, $72,372; and Kewaunee School District, $37,988. The aid will be distributed during 2017.

BCPL was established in 1848 by Article X of the Wisconsin constitution to manage assets of the Common School Fund. This permanent endowment was created in the constitution to benefit public education.

This article originally appeared on Green Bay Press Gazette: Kewaunee Co. schools receive library aid