Ethan Rouse (Green Bay Area Public School District Board of Education At-large, Wisconsin, candidate 2025)
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Ethan Rouse ran for election to the Green Bay Area Public School District Board of Education At-large in Wisconsin. He was on the ballot in the primary on February 18, 2025.
Rouse completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
[1]Biography
Ethan Rouse provided the following biographical information via Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey on December 19, 2024:
- Birth date: April 2, 2001
- Birth place: Green Bay, Wisconsin
- High school: Preble
- Gender: Male
- Incumbent officeholder: No
- Campaign slogan: Forward Faster
- Campaign website
- Campaign Facebook
Elections
General election
General election for Green Bay Area Public School District Board of Education At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Green Bay Area Public School District Board of Education At-large on April 1, 2025.
Candidate | ||
| Rick Crosson (Nonpartisan) | ||
| James G. Lyerly (Nonpartisan) | ||
 | Elliot Christenson (Nonpartisan)  | |
| Katie Gentry (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Jeanette Knill (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Alex Mineau (Nonpartisan) | ||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Green Bay Area Public School District Board of Education At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the primary for Green Bay Area Public School District Board of Education At-large on February 18, 2025.
Candidate | ||
| Rick Crosson (Nonpartisan) | ||
| James G. Lyerly (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Elliot Christenson (Nonpartisan) | |
| Katie Gentry (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Jeanette Knill (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Alex Mineau (Nonpartisan) | ||
 | Ethan Rouse (Nonpartisan) | |
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Election results
Endorsements
Rouse received the following endorsements.
Campaign themes
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Ethan Rouse completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Rouse's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Born and raised in Green Bay, I am proud of the community I've grew up in. My passion for politics didn't start until I was in my freshmen year of high school. Here we were tasked to watch the different primary debates. The conversations we had in class opened my eyes to progressive ideology in a world I would have never been exposed to it. Shortly after, I started watching progressive voices on YouTube like The Young Turks and Secular Talk. Having been both a student of our district in the recent past and being of the age many young parents start to be concerned with a district’s education quality, I believe I have a unique perspective on our local school district. We need to have bold ideas that transform our schools to benefit everyone from our educators, students, parents, and local tax base.
- Free Lunches for All Students: A JAMA study found that providing students with free student meals through a universal free school meal program resulted in increased attendance, decreased obesity, and decreased suspensions. Providing free student meals removes the stigma that often surrounds students from low-income households. What should we do? Start off a trial program in a few elementary schools. Elementary schools are more likely to have younger parents who are earlier in their careers, and subsequently more likely to be lower income. Elementary schools are also more likely to already have state and federal aid going to these communities, allowing for a less expensive trial of a universal meal program.
- Offering More College Courses: As college gets more expensive for everyone around the country, it is important to find ways for students to save a little bit of money and time. I believe this can be done by offering our students the opportunity to take more technical college courses in high school. Giving high school students more college course opportunities also allow educators to potentially earn a bit more at the same time. The Plan: Tracking students' career paths from middle school gives the district three years to adapt to evolving career trends. Many technical college courses are already available in high school—let's expand these so students can complete 25% or more of an average NWTC degree before graduating.
- Expanding Personal Finance Literacy: A small survey of graduates from 2017 to 2022 reveals a clear consensus: the current PFL course falls short in equipping students to navigate today’s complex challenges. I propose expanding it into a year-long program, delving deeper into real-world topics like healthcare and housing terminology, inflation causes, supply chain impacts, investment strategies, banking services, and advanced tax scenarios. By collaborating with NWTC, this course may also count as credit for "Accounting for Non-Accountants," if built properly, bridging education and real-life preparedness.
I am passionate about education policy, focusing on real-world financial literacy, career readiness, and expanding technical education to prepare students for adulthood. Workforce development is another priority, aligning educational programs with evolving career trends to support a strong local economy. I also advocate for media literacy to help individuals navigate misinformation and make informed decisions, as well as expanding library access for our students to have the resources for their studies, regardless of their family's economic status. These areas are essential for building a resilient and well-informed society.
Bernie Sanders because of his decades of being constantly working for the working class of America.
Bernie Sanders has a few books that I recommend. I code as a social democrat but also care about fiscal responsibility with our local tax dollars.
An elected official should value honesty, transparency, and accountability, always acting in the community's best interests. They should listen with empathy, adapt to changing political climates, and work well with others. Fairness and a commitment to representing all voices are essential to building trust and making decisions that benefit everyone.
Platitudes make it so that whatever happens, the person who said them can get away winning. I say specifics so critics can hold me to the fire when it comes time for votes.
The core responsibilities of someone elected to this office are to listen to and represent the community, make decisions that benefit everyone, be transparent and accountable, and work to improve the quality of life for all people who have skin in the game.
I want to make the education system in Green Bay to be a model for how the rest of the state of Wisconsin can run their schools. By providing needed resources to those who need it, and common sense polices, I believe we can do that.
Trump getting elected in 2016 was the first time I paid attention to anything in politics.
McDonald's for 3 years
Ensuring students have the best chance of succeeding after graduation while staying frugal.
Students, educators, parents, and the communities that fund our schools. In that order.
We have to ask questions, not only to our administration, but to every household who a stakeholder in our education system. Doing your own outreach, your own research is the only way to get accurate information from the district's stakeholders.
Talk to them. If you email, I'll email you back. If you text me, I'll text back. If I knock on your door, I'll be all ears. Young parents raising those in elementary and middle school today are facing the highest degree of economic struggle. I look to speak to these parents and understand what I can do to ease the economic weight that raising a child often does.
To measure good teaching, I would focus on student outcomes, such as academic performance and skills like problem-solving and teamwork. Feedback from students, parents, peers, and the teacher’s self-reflection would also be important. Supporting advanced teaching means offering professional development, access to new tools, and encouraging a culture of improvement. It’s also important to help teachers use personalized learning strategies and technology to improve their teaching.
Both health and personal finance literacy deserve to be yearlong required courses. A common complaint from high school graduates is not knowing life basics that can be included in those two classes.
Carefully adjust the mill rate and explore other funding opportunities, such as low-interest loans from the district to students who have taken college courses within high school and intend to go to a technical collage to complete their diploma.
Prevention is important. That's why I support expanding health to include mindfulness and mediation. We can explore having mental health experts speaking with our educators to detect early warning signs for students. Many of our schools have already received security upgrades over the last few years. Continuing with these systems is something I support.
Our educators should be informed about early warning signs for students. Our health classes should be teaching mindfulness and meditation along with these early warning signs of mental distress.
Victims of bullying may feel the need to defend themselves, but zero-tolerance policies frequently punish any form of retaliation, even when it's in self-defense. This can result in victims feeling powerless and vulnerable. When self-defense comes into play, we should use what is legally defined as self-defense as policy.
Students should have access to a variety of resources, including technology, hands-on learning opportunities, and personalized support. The classroom should promote collaboration, critical thinking, and respect for diverse perspectives, allowing students to feel safe, valued, and motivated to reach their full potential.
Many students were able to cheat their way through school. Lowering graduation requirements did not help students either.
Simply talking to parents will do leagues more than any study will. Talking to parents is my main objective over the next few months during this race, and after sitting in the chair as a school board member.
I aim to have competitive salaries and benefits that allow our school district to hire based on who has the best qualifications.
So transparent, you wouldn't know glass was between you.
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Other survey responses
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See also
2025 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ [Email with Wisconsin Secretary of State Election office, "Candidate list," January 30, 2025]
