Daily Archives: September 4, 2007
Charter Problems in Oshkosh and Appleton
$600,000 of federal funding for charter schools that the Appleton district was counting on and $150,000 of funding for Oshkosh is in jeapardy. At issue is the degree of autonomy the charters enjoy. In order to receive the monies, the … Continue reading
Filed under AMPS, Best Practices, Local News, National News, No Child Left Behind, School Finance
Quote (paraphrase) of the Day
From State Superintendent Elizabeth Burmaster’s “back to school” interview (more here). One thing the superintendent says schools need as soon as possible is a state budget. School districts have a sense of apprehension she says because they don’t know if … Continue reading
Filed under AMPS, Budget, Local News, School Finance
