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   Virtual Schools in Wisconsin and the Enrollment Cap

Beginning in the 2009-10 school year, the total number of students attending virtual charter schools through the Open Enrollment Program in any school year may not exceed 5,250. Siblings of virtual school students are not included in this enrollment cap and are guaranteed opportunities to enroll. The act eliminates the governor’s proposed two-year enrollment freeze.

Here is a briefing paper of the events leading up to the Virtual School Rescue Act and an analysis of  2007 Act 222

Here is a summary of the Act itself.

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Virtual School Enrollment Cap Leaves Families in Limbo

Thanks to a cap on enrollment, nearly 600 children remain locked out of the public school of their choice, just weeks before the start of the school year. 563 students who hope to enroll in one of Wisconsin’s online public charter schools remain on a state-mandated waiting list, according to figures provided by the Department of Public Instruction and released by the Wisconsin Coalition of Virtual School Families. “The arbitrary and onerous enrollment cap is needlessly impacting the lives of hundreds of Wisconsin families,” said Coalition Vice President Julie Thompson. “The teacher’s union and some politicians demanded this outrageous cap, and the families are paying the price—imagine it is almost August and hundreds of families don’t know where their children will be attending school in a few weeks.”
 
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07.27.10
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Wisconsin law is standing in the virtual schoolhouse door, denying students entry. It's abhorrent. Now, as if the mere existence of a lock out were not bad enough, the limitation on these charter schools could jeopardize Wisconsin's eligibility for perhaps one hundred million dollars in federal education aid. As a part of the most recent federal stimulus package, $4.3 billion was provided for the Race to the Top competitive grants. However, Wisconsin's eligibility for these funds is in question.
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