By: Associated Press//June 14, 2017//
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Private schools participating in Wisconsin’s voucher school program would have to conduct employee-background checks under a bill up for approval by the state Senate.
The bipartisan measure up for a vote Wednesday calls for a number of changes to the state’s voucher program. It’s supported both by advocates of school choice and the state Department of Public Instruction. No one has registered against the measure, which would make mostly technical changes.
The bill would do away with certain academic benchmarks that choice schools must now meet, but DPI backs that change because the private schools would still be subject to state report cards.
It also would change various deadlines and application requirements in ways that backers say will improve the administration of the program.