Does Wisconsin Want Out-of-State Companies Running Schools with Public Dollars?
Do we want to encourage out-of-state companies to run local schools with tax dollars? This is the objective of a bill before the Senate Education Committee.
Katy Venskus of San Jose based Rocketship Education recently explained the objective of a bill to expand charter schools was “attracting high quality national operators.”
Folks often think of charter schools as a kind of magnet school – a specialized school the local school board creates to serve students with a special interest. For example a Montessori School uses a certain approach to teach young children. The school is created by the school board and operates under a contract or charter.
Charter school advocates who attended a recent Education Committee hearing explained school boards should be required to expand charter schools when the charter performs 10% better. (Better than what was unclear.)
Should Wisconsin allow charter schools authorized by a school board to multiply without the active decision of a local school board? Should universities, tech colleges, CESAs and other entities create public charter schools run by private companies?
Private companies already run some public schools in Milwaukee. Proponents want to expand this statewide. “Wisconsin’s process for out-of-state operators is very difficult to navigate,” testified Ms. Venskus from Rocketship
Parents Mobilize Against Rocketship Charter Expansion in San Jose, Home of Their 1st Charter | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!
Parents Mobilize Against Rocketship Charter Expansion in San Jose, Home of Their 1st Charter | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!: Parents Mobilize Against Rocketship Charter Expansion in San Jose, Home of Their 1st CharterFiled under: Rocketship — millerlf @ 1:13 pm Go to the following web page to observe the efforts of the community where Rocketship started its first charter school. Hund
