Post by Logan on Feb 25, 2017 17:10:16 GMT -6
Bill would create charter school for teens recovering from substance abuse problems
A bill introduced in the state Assembly this week would create the first charter school in Wisconsin specifically for teens recovering from substance abuse.
The bill, co-authored by Sens. Alberta Darling, R-River Hills, and Rep. John Nygren, R-Marinette, would allow the UW System’s Office of Educational Opportunity to seek bids for a charter school operator to start a school for no more than 15 students who are recovering from addictions.
The bill also is supported by 10 Assembly Democrats, including Reps. Melissa Sargent and Lisa Subeck, both of Madison.
The school would be the first founded by the OEO, created in the state 2015-17 budget, which has the ability to bypass local school boards and authorize independent charter schools in Madison and Milwaukee. It would also be the first recovery charter school in Wisconsin.
Read more: host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/bill-would-create-charter-school-for-teens-recovering-from-substance/article_afc09f11-fea6-56ec-80d4-12a4a1c7b850.html
A bill introduced in the state Assembly this week would create the first charter school in Wisconsin specifically for teens recovering from substance abuse.
The bill, co-authored by Sens. Alberta Darling, R-River Hills, and Rep. John Nygren, R-Marinette, would allow the UW System’s Office of Educational Opportunity to seek bids for a charter school operator to start a school for no more than 15 students who are recovering from addictions.
The bill also is supported by 10 Assembly Democrats, including Reps. Melissa Sargent and Lisa Subeck, both of Madison.
The school would be the first founded by the OEO, created in the state 2015-17 budget, which has the ability to bypass local school boards and authorize independent charter schools in Madison and Milwaukee. It would also be the first recovery charter school in Wisconsin.
Read more: host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/bill-would-create-charter-school-for-teens-recovering-from-substance/article_afc09f11-fea6-56ec-80d4-12a4a1c7b850.html