A Wisconsin law passed in 2009 states public schools may not enroll a child in first grade unless that child has completed 5-year-old kindergarten, or applies for and receives an…
As of Friday, July 23, 2021, Senate Education Committee Chair Darling has removed the public hearing for SB 201 (Creation of Micro Education Pods) from the committee’s calendar. Your testimony…
MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR TUESDAY, AUGUST 3, 10:30 a.m. WHPA members should already be aware of the ongoing attempt by legislators to create unregulated private schools in Wisconsin, called “micro…
Download a PDF of this Action Alert WHPA’s Board of Directors issued a statement to you, our members, last week regarding the proposed bill to create so-called “microschools” in Wisconsin,…
Download a PDF of this statement March 8, 2021 WHPA RESPONSE TO AB122 (2021): PROPOSED LEGISLATION TO CREATE MICROSCHOOLS IN WISCONSIN Introduction and History Wisconsin Assembly Bill 122 (AB122) proposes…
Note: this paper originally appeared as an article in the February 2009 WHPA newsletter (Issue #99). It has been updated for clarity. On February 16, in the spring primary,…
