High-performing teacher-led schools could be evicted under lawmakers’ proposals
Legislation under consideration in the Wisconsin legislature could force Milwaukee Public Schools and the City of Milwaukee to sell school buildings housing high-performing teacher-led school programs.Even after amendments, Senate Bill 318 and Assembly Bill 417 still contain a provision that forces the sale of a building not staffed on a full-time basis by a principal. That could force the
Wis. Rep. Joe Sanfelippo is willing to override local control against any school district in this state.
Rep. Fred Kessler asked Joe Sanfelippo yesterday at the Assembly hearing on the bill to take over MPS unused buildings how he could justify going only into MPS on their buildings? Doesn’t this violate the uniformity clause of the state constitution?
Sanfelippo said that the requirement to provide education to all children in Wisconsin appears to override the uniformity clause, that the state can go into any district in this state, one by one, and tell the districts what to do.
Here is what he said:
30 minutes into hearing (Wisconsin Eye)
Sanfelippo:
“If we have a problem with
30 minutes into hearing (Wisconsin Eye)
Sanfelippo:
“If we have a problem with