Milwaukee Parental Choice Program outlined in Doyle budget bill

The Governor's budget bill includes numerous provisions that impact the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP). They include, but are not limited to:

� Requirements that schools abide by state open meeting and open records laws. Schools would be subject to same enforcement of these statutes as public agencies.
� Requirements that all MPCP schools administer state tests, including those required by No Child Left Behind and the state's third grade reading test.
� Provisions that school must make available to all applicants and to anyone who makes a request a wide range of information, including access to school records and detailed information about test scores and rates of promotion.
� A requirement that all private schools new to the MPCP gain accreditation prior to participation in the MPCP. Schools already in the program must attain accreditation by August 1, 2010.
� A requirement that all teachers and administrators must possess at least a B.A. from an accredited institution. The bill does not require licensing by the Department of Public Instruction.

NICE!
This is great because MPS wastes $ like it is going out of style; their truancy and dropouts rates are pathetic.

Choice saves taxpayers A LOT of $ in this state.

Parents in Milwaukee obviously like it as the program is still going after several years and they have almost maxed out their enrollment space!