Assembly to vote on bill limiting school revenue
The bill would enable public schools to recoup their losses when students leave through the state's voucher program.
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The bill would enable public schools to recoup their losses when students leave through the state's voucher program.
The La Crosse School District wants parents to know about information it will be sharing with an outside organization.
Aquinas Catholic Schools is more than doubling the number of voucher students it's taking in.
The legislation unanimously passed the State Senate Tuesday.
Wisconsin's private school voucher program would expand statewide but enrollment would be capped at no more than 500 students next year under the latest version of a deal being discussed by Gov. Scott Walker and Republican legislative leaders.
Republican Senate President Mike Ellis says legislative leaders and Gov. Scott Walker have reached an impasse over talks to find compromise on expanding private school vouchers.
State superintendent Tony Evers says it may take changes in Wisconsin law in order to address concerns raised by the U.S. Department of Justice over the state's private school voucher program.
Gov. Scott Walker's plan to expand private school vouchers and freezing public school spending is scheduled to be discussed by the Legislature's budget committee.