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Closed choice schools pose test Closings at Milwaukee Preparatory, Exito send parents scrambling
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When Leatha Walls first heard of Milwaukee Preparatory School last
fall, she thought it presented an excellent opportunity for her three
children.
Now five months later, Walls and dozens of other parents who had
their children enrolled at Milwaukee Preparatory and Exito Education
Center two choice schools that recently closed are scrambling to
find new educational homes for them.
On Friday, Milwaukee Preparatory's principal, Vicki Bingham, spent
the day cleaning out her office ...
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School failings relight choice debate Both critics, supporters see closings as backing their point of view
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
; The recent failings of two Milwaukee choice schools has reignited the debate between critics who say that the program is starving for stricter oversight and supporters who see the closings as proof the free-market system is working. "Anybody could have seen this coming," said Alex Molar, a
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Choice schools fail to offer true solution
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
; Milwaukee's private school choice program brings to mind those old Mickey Rooney movies where a teenage Mick and his pals and their gals needed money for some good cause but not a dime was in sight. Suddenly Mick would be slapped in the face by a brainstorm. "I've got it!" he would say, grinning
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Some fear stricter rules would cripple program They say move would hinder innovative schools
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
; Proposed stricter school choice rules would cripple the program, school officials and other choice supporters said Thursday. State Sen. Annette Polly Williams (D-Milwaukee) this week proposed legislation that she says will help prevent problems experienced by choice schools such as Exito Education
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2 choice schools received $600,000 Both schools had fewer students than reported
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
; Two choice schools that failed amid questionable finances and exaggerated enrollment figures have received nearly $600,000 from the state this year, officials said Tuesday. Milwaukee Preparatory might have had as few as 20 choice students when it closed Monday, although it had reported having 175
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School's choice is expansion While some struggle, Bruce Guadalupe thrives
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
; While some of its fellow choice schools have failed or struggled financially, Bruce Guadalupe Community School will soon break ground on a new $2.5 million, eight-classroom addition. With 331 students, more than 200 of whom are in the choice program, the south side school is considered by many to
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