Join News Conference This Saturday: New Charter School May Put Students at Risk
News Conference – New Lighthouse Charter School
The “Women Committed to an Informed Community” will conduct a news conference at the location of the New Lighthouse Charter School:
Saturday, February 25th, 2012
12:00 p.m.
4200 W. Douglas Avenue, 53209
Our objective is to bring attention to the approval of this facility to be used as a school for (644) K-12 grade children. This is a former steel processing factory!
Once you see this location, you will agree this should not be used for a school. The health, safety and welfare of
New Bill Will Degrade Special Education in Wisconsin
Following is a call by the parent group I Love My Public Schools.
SPECIAL NEEDS VOUCHERS BILLS ARE BEING FAST-TRACKED NOW IN MADISON. DISABILITY GROUPS CONTINUE TO OPPOSE MODIFIED BILLS — CONTACT YOUR LEGISLATORS NOW!
New education bill AB110 takes funding for special-education services and educators from public schools, allows voucher schools to hire non-certified special-education teachers and services, and does not provide suitable funding to address the needs of moderately to severely disabled students. Skip to the bottom of this message for a call to action, or keep reading for more details on this fast-tracked legislation. AB 110 degrades the quality of special education for students in public and voucher schools.
Background: This past fall, AB110 was introduced in the Wisconsin Assembly. During the public hearing, all disability groups in Wisconsin opposed the bill. Legislators from both sides of the aisle recognized that this bill
Voucher Chaos in Florida
McKay scholarship program sparks a cottage industry of fraud and chaos
From June 2006 through November 2010, the woefully cash-strapped Florida Department of Education (DOE) forked over $2.057 million to Julius Brown, former middle school basketball coach and cofounder of a string of obscure sports apparel businesses.