“I’m running for the kids of Wisconsin,” she said. The primary took place on February 16, 2021. MILWAUKEE, Wis. — Pecatonica Area School District Superintendent and candidate for Wisconsin State Superintendent Jill Underly announced today she has received the endorsement of President Larry Miller of the Milwaukee Board of School Directors. Jill Underly and Deborah Kerr are facing off for the state superintendent seat in the April 6 election. … Underly's campaign released a cover sheet … There are two candidates, Deborah Kerr and Jill Underly. The state superintendent candidate forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters and the Wisconsin Public Education Network (WPEN) was not a dull affair. Jill Underly, the Pecatonica Area School District superintendent who won the teachers’ endorsement, and Deborah Kerr, the former superintendent in Brown Deer who was the only candidate with widespread conservative support, were the top two-vote getters in a crowded field of seven candidates, based on unofficial results. Deborah Kerr and Jill Underly. Jill Underly is a former high school and middle school social studies teacher. If two or fewer candidates filed for each seat on the ballot, the primary was canceled and the candidates automatically advanced to the general election on April 6. On election night, Kerr put out a racially insensitive Tweet and deleted her account the next morning. Watch now: Jill Underly calls superintendent opponent Deborah Kerr transphobic over remark on girls sports | Local Education And Kerr said she supports amending the Wisconsin Constitution to have the post she is running for instead be an appointment of the governor. Underly is vying with former Brown Deer Superintendent Deborah Kerr for the open state superintendent post. and last updated 2021-03-11 16:31:58-05. “Our kids and families are not winning in Wisconsin, and I’d like to create a world-class education system that’s the highest-performing in the country. Today on the show, we meet Deborah Kerr and Jill Underly, the two candidates running for Wisconsin State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Pictured (L to R): Deborah Kerr, Jill Underly. For this state election, she campaigned strongly in favor of school choice programs, such as state vouchers and charter schools. Wisconsin is on the bottom of the list for performance in the United States,” Kerr said. Deborah Kerr and Jill Underly are running in the nonpartisan election for Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction on April 6, 2021. MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin schools superintendent candidate Jill Underly holds a huge money advantage over opponent Deborah Kerr with the election days away, new campaign finance reports show. She is currently co-chair of the UW System Task Force for Advancing Teachers and School Leaders. Est. 2 … dr. deb kerr is the former superintendent of the brown deer schools, where she served for 13 years. Jill Underly is the superintendent of the Pecatonica School District. Skip to Content, Navigation, or Footer. deborah kerr a dr. jill underly, join me for a discussion at a critical time for schools. Jill Underly, Deborah Kerr advance from Wisconsin superintendent of public instruction primary. Superintendent of Public Instruction Candidates Top Row: Jill Underly, Shelia Briggs, Troy Mitchell Gunderson, and Deborah Kerr. Kerr, a former school district superintendent, received 26.5% of the primary vote, and Underly, a current school district superintendent, received 27.3%. 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