WCVSF Runs Ad in Wisconsin State Journal
November 3, 2009
Wisconsin Coalition of Virtual School Families November 3, 2009 Virtual School Advocates Welcome President, Hope Visit Encourages Education Reforms in Wisconsin On Line Charter School Enrollment Needlessly Capped in Badger State [Madison, Wisc...] Advocates of online, public charter schools in Wisconsin hope President Obama's visit to Wisconsin Wednesday will prompt Wisconsin education policy makers to embrace this proven educational model. The Wisconsin Coalition of Virtual School Families will welcome President Obama to their state tomorrow with a half page newspaper ad in the Wednesday edition of the Wisconsin State Journal. "Thousands of families are seeing their students excel in online charter schools in Wisconsin; however, the enrollment cap is a looming threat that will needlessly lock out new students from enrolling in 2010," said WCVSF Vice President Julie Thompson, whose daughter attends a virtual school in Mc Farland. "We hope President Obama and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan can encourage Wisconsin lawmakers to do the right thing, eliminate the cap and let this education reform continue to flourish." While in Wisconsin on Wednesday, Obama and Duncan will visit Wright Middle School, a 12-year-old public charter school in Madison. The newspaper ad applauds Obama's choice of Duncan to serve as Education Secretary and expresses hope that he and the President will encourage Wisconsin officials to remove the onerous enrollment cap on the state's online public charter schools.
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