A Teachable Moment: Understanding the Complexities of Charter School Financing in Milwaukee

Autor/inn/en	Chapman, Anne; Mueller, Betsy; Henken, Rob
Institution	Wisconsin Policy Forum
Titel	A Teachable Moment: Understanding the Complexities of Charter School Financing in Milwaukee
Quelle	(2018), (45 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Elementary Secondary Education; Charter Schools; Urban Schools; Educational Finance; Financial Support; Public Schools; Budgets; Enrollment; Administrative Organization; State Aid; Federal Aid; Resource Allocation; Government Role; Governance; Costs; Educational Facilities; College Role; Expenditure per Student; Fees; Income; State Policy; Wisconsin (Milwaukee); Colorado; Illinois; Indiana; Minnesota + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Charter school; Charter-Schule; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Bildungsfonds; Finanzielle Förderung; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Finanzhaushalt; Einschulung; Ressourcenallokation; Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Bildungspolitik; Finanzierung; Cost; Kosten; Bildungsstätte; Gebühren; Studiengebühren; Einkommen
Abstract	Milwaukee's system of K-12 public education is distinct from many other urban school systems in the degree of educational choices offered to students and their families. This range of options has fostered intense competition among Milwaukee's K-12 schools over the past decade. While enrollment in traditional Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) has fallen overall since 2009-10, charter schools have seen more stability, and private schools accepting vouchers have grown substantially. Because enrollment is the primary driver of Wisconsin's system of funding K-12 schools, a shrinking student population is one of the foremost financial challenges MPS faces. The district's efforts to establish or expand charter schools have faced occasional opposition from both internal and external MPS stakeholders. This resistance has stemmed, in part, from perceptions regarding the manner in which MPS funds its charter schools. The intention of this report is to provide clarity and lend an objective voice to the facts surrounding the financial relationship between Milwaukee's charter schools and their authorizers. Specifically, the authors seek to answer the following questions: (1) What is the process and methodology under which schools chartered by MPS receive their funding, and how does this compare to the process employed by Milwaukee's two other charter school authorizers -- University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee (UWM) and the City of Milwaukee?; (2) What are the financial impacts for both MPS and its charter schools when they elect to contract with each other?; (3) What are the legal, fiscal, and administrative frameworks surrounding charter schools in comparable states and school districts?; and (4) What potential policy changes should policymakers in Milwaukee and Madison consider to improve charter school funding policies? [For the executive summary, see ED612749.] (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Wisconsin Policy Forum. 633 West Wisconsin Avenue Suite 406, Milwaukee, WI 53203. Tel: 414-276-8240. Web site: https://wispolicyforum.org/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01