2 results for tag: Milwaukee Voucher Schools
STOP THE TAKEOVER OF MILWAUKEE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
STOP THE TAKEOVER OF MILWAUKEE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
WDPI (Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction) has named 55 Milwaukee Public Schools that fail to meet expectations. Senator Kooyenga and Senator Darling have proposed a bill for the future of these 55 schools. It is called OSPP (Opportunity Schools & Partnership Programs).
1) The basic “solution” proposed by Darling and Kooyenga is that their “new governance structure in MPS [is] to free students from nonperforming schools.” The assertion that there is a need to provide “new opportunities” to parents and students ignores the fact that the city of Milwaukee has more school options ...
CALL TO ACTION TO SAVE OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS
CALL TO ACTION TO SAVE OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS
I signed a petition on Action Network telling Members of the Wisconsin State Legislature to STOP the Takeover of Milwaukee Public Schools.
Republicans Senator Alberta Darling and Rep. Dale Kooyenga have proposed legislation to take over many Milwaukee Public Schools that educate mainly African American and Latino children in high-poverty neighborhoods. Our communities reject this takeover of our schools.
We want vibrant, public community schools that welcome and serve all children, offer special education services and bilingual education, and are locally controlled and accountable to parents. Cities ...