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<< Back to News Page Oct 22, 2009 - Wisconsin Coalition of Virtual School Families Day at the Capitol Hundreds of parents, teachers and administrators were in Madison Tuesday to fight for the future of the state's online public charter schools. They attended the inaugural Wisconsin Coalition of Virtual School Families Day at the Capitol and lobbied lawmakers for the removal of the cap on the enrollment in these statewide charter schools. The cap threatens to lock out hundreds of families from the public school of their choice in 2010, and could jeopardize Wisconsin's bid for hundreds of millions of dollars in federal education funds for countless school districts across Wisconsin. "We came to thank lawmakers for saving our schools in 2008, and to also ask them to help other families who want to attend these schools next year and beyond," said Bob Reber, president of the Coalition. "Because these schools are so successful, enrollment increases every year. This year our attendance came close to hitting the cap. Next year it is certain families will be locked out if the law does not change." Also at the conference, the Coalition honored Democrat State Senator John Lehman and Republicans State Senator Luther Olsen and State Representative Brett Davis as their 2008 Rising Stars of Public Virtual Education for their work in the legislature last session. |
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