Wisconsin Charter schools, voucher plan hit snags

Matthew DeFour

Gov. Scott Walker's plan to create a statewide charter school board has hit a roadblock as lawmakers are considering removing it from the next two-year budget.

Republicans are also backing away from using new school report cards to expand the state's voucher program, though a broader agreement on the voucher expansion remained elusive Wednesday.

Republicans said they might introduce separate legislation to establish a statewide board to authorize nonprofits to open charter schools in certain school districts, including Madison.

"We think that's highly popular around the state and we need to talk about it a little more," said Sen. Alberta Darling, R-River Hills, co-chairwoman of the Joint Finance Committee, which is rewriting Walker's 2013-15 spending plan.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at May 30, 2013 12:40 AM
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