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State still needs to provide full access and equity for independent charters Washington, D.C. The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools President and CEO Nina Rees released the following statement today on the Wisconsin Legislatures Joint Finance Committees votes on the K-12 education budget and the University of Wisconsin budget: Over the past two weeks,… Continue reading Wisconsin Makes Notable Improvements to Its Public Charter School Law

Wauwatosa, Wis. A new report by the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Library released today shows independent public charter schools outperform traditional public schools in student growth and achievement gap scores, reaffirming the need for more public charter schools in the state. In the study, the authors find that the overall student growth score for… Continue reading New Report on Public Charter School Results in Wisconsin Reaffirms Need for More Public School Options

Wauwatosa, Wis. In two motions that passed the Wisconsin Legislatures Joint Finance Committee earlier this week, undergraduate students who want to teach in Milwaukee’s independent public charter schools will now be eligible for two new loan forgiveness programs. Under the first motion, a new teacher loan program will provide loans up to $10,000 annually for… Continue reading Joint Finance Committee Creates New Loan Forgiveness Program for Students to Teach in Milwaukee Public Charter Schools

Wauwatosa, Wis.- In his budget proposal released February 3, Governor Scott Walker included a robust plan to create a charter school board that would approve independent charter schools across Wisconsin and also increase funding for them to grow enrollment. The Wisconsin Coalition for Public Charter Schools issued the following statement on Governor Walkers budget proposal:… Continue reading Wisconsin Coalition Praises Governor Walkers Proposed Increase in Funding and Expansion for Charter Schools

Wisconsin Coalition Urges Governor Walker to Improve Charter School Law Wauwatosa, Wis.- The Wisconsin Coalition for Public Charter Schools urged Governor Scott Walker to include improvements related to funding equity and expansion of public charter schools in his upcoming budget. In the letter written to Governor Walker on January 21, the coalition stated that since… Continue reading Wisconsin Coalition Urges Governor Walker to Improve Charter School Law

WASHINGTON, D.C.- Tomorrow the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools will testify before the Wisconsin Assembly Committee on Urban Education on AB 549, a bill to strengthen the states charter school law. Senior Vice President of State Advocacy and Support Todd Ziebarth will speak on the need to improve Wisconsins law so that more students… Continue reading National Charter Schools Group to Testify on Behalf of Wisconsin Students and Families

MADISON, WI – The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (National Alliance) will testify tomorrow before the Wisconsin Senate Education Committee on the crucial need to improve the states charter school law so that more students in Wisconsin have high-quality public school options. National Alliance senior vice president for state advocacy Todd Ziebarth will speak in support of… Continue reading National Charter School Group Asks Wisconsin to Strengthen State Charter School Law