Online High

I got this from the NEA MorningUpdate. My opinion: The Democrats have either not looked at the many good online schools out there doing superior work or they are playing partisan politics. See below.

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The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (2/26, Walters) reports that on Monday, Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle (D) again said that “he will veto any Assembly-passed bill to continue virtual schools that doesn’t include an enrollment cap.” The governor “defended his version of the bill that would cap enrollment at the current number of students, plus their siblings and any other students who met the Friday deadline to enroll for fall.” The state Senate “passed that bill last week.”
The AP (2/26, Foley) reports that during a hearing Monday, “Republican members of the Assembly education committee” continued their criticism of Doyle’s “last-minute insistence that lawmakers cap enrollment in virtual charter schools.” Doyle’s announcement “infuriated Republicans and one Democratic senator, who thought they already had a bipartisan agreement on a bill.” Proponents of virtual learning “claim the enrollment cap would deprive some students of an educational option that might work better for them than traditional public schools.” Many Democrats contend “it would be irresponsible to allow the schools to grow rapidly without knowing how well students are being served and the effect on public schools and property taxes.”