Make Public Schools a Priority
Stop the move to privatize our schools!
Political moves to privitatize Wisconsin public schools are in full swing, and parents, educators and communities are speaking out. Attempts to undermine local control, remove accountability and replace our state's tradition of high quality public education with profit-driven private schools moves Wisconsin in the wrong direction.
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Get the Facts:
FAQ: School “Choice” For Students with Disabilities?
Chart: Choice schools don’t have same opportunities for students with disabilities
Research Brief: Milwaukee School Choice
Special Needs Scholarships - Myths and Facts about AB 110
Independent 2R Charters - How do they differ from public charter schools?
Private and Religious Vouchers
Resources for You:
Independent 2R Charter backgrounder
Private and Religious Voucher Expansion backgrounder
Private and Religious Voucher Communication Tips
Sample Letters to the Editor
E-mail Your Legislator
News & Research
Editorial: Voucher schools have created a separate, unequal system
State Superintendent Tony Evers: “To spend hundreds of millions to expand a 20-year-old program that has not improved overall student achievement, while defunding public education, is morally wrong.”
Evers blasts voucher expansion in memo to legislators
Editorial: Keep teacher licenses for charter schools
Editorial: Just say no to voucher expansion
Former head of L.E.A.D.E.R. Institute accused of fraud, money laundering
Editorial: It’s time for transparency in vouchers
Test scores show voucher results same as public school
Bill calls for political appointees to set up charter schools