What is a Charter School? And what does it have to do with you?
“I’ve heard of charter schools,” the woman told me. “But I really don’t know understand them.” People are not familiar with schools often run by a private group but using taxpayer dollars.
Imagine a school created with a business-like contact or “charter”. This charter sets it own rules for the school and exempts it from the usual rules about classes, staff, budgeting and administration.
Many charter schools are created and run by local school districts but some are independent charters. Cost to local school districts for these independent schools this year was almost $60 million statewide. In our Senate District, school districts will pay an estimated $1.3 million in the next two years for these independent charter schools.
Last week, as a member of the Senate Committee on Education, I participated in a ten hour hearing on a bill that
Prosser on the spot?
WisPolitics.com reports that the appeals court rejected a motion from Atty Gen JB Van Hollen to withdraw his appeal over Dane County Judge Maryann Sumi's temporary restraining order barring the publication of the collective bargaining bill.
The appeals court says Van Hollen should ask the State Supreme Court to rule on his motion, since the appeals couort has asked the Supremes to hear the case directly.
Will that put Justice David Prosser on the spot the week before the election? Could be very interesting. Will
