“This is the first time each grade level will have its own classroom,” said the Rev. Tia Sierra, the school’s principal and church co-pastor with her husband, the Rev. Marcio Sierra.
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A few people have tried to figure out (or think they know) whether I am pro- or anti-voucher schools. Waste of time.
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This year’s budgeting process takes place at a very particular moment for school choice in Wisconsin.
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The study focuses on the current administrative accountability measures and how they impact a private school’s eligibility within the MPCP.
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The study, the first of its kind, explains how these laws – and parental choice – have influenced the manner that private schools have gained or lost access the MPCP, their fiscal viability and enrollment trends over time.
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And a growing percentage of those costs, it said, would be borne by local school districts and their taxpayers.
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Right now, only families at less than 185 percent of the federal poverty level qualify for private school choice programs.
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The proposed spending plan authorizes a state charter school office to create charter schools statewide without the approval of local school boards.
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All but seven of the district’s more than 150 schools are covered by the new policy.
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The concept: project-based learning.
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Outside of Milwaukee and Racine, Wisconsin families have access to educational choice through a few avenues.
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Currently, eligible families must have a combined income of 185 percent of the federal poverty level, or $45,263 for a family of four.
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The bill would not change a current law that prohibits live ammunition and its use on school property.
Read MorePrivate schools in Wisconsin’s voucher program would have to conduct employee background checks under a bill passed by the state Assembly.
Read MoreBeginning this fall, 2,800 students at 25 Milwaukee public high schools will receive free wireless devices and free high-speed wireless internet connectivity thanks to Sprint’s 1Million Project, the largest corporate initiative to bridge the digital divide.
Read MoreA school choice bill on a fast track in the Legislature would eliminate some accountability requirements for private schools in the state-funded voucher programs, including those that dictate standards for meeting average attendance and promoting students from one grade to the next.
Read MoreSeven days before summer break, West Bend East and West High School saw an unusual staffing change: Four of the six English teachers resigned Friday, throwing students into a lurch before finals and prompting vast speculation about the cause of the departures.
Read MoreA federal appeals court ruled Tuesday in favor of a transgender student who challenged a Wisconsin school district’s policy limiting his bathroom usage.
Read MoreMilwaukee has the nation’s longest-running, publicly funded voucher program.
Read MoreWith education school enrollments on the decline and a looming teacher shortage feared in Wisconsin, a raft of new programs have emerged to recruit and train new educators.
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