Any school building disposition should include advanced planning to prevent vacant schools through advanced planning of potential school vacancies. (btchicago.org)
Dennis Conta of the Wisconsin Charter Schools Association (from left), Milwaukee Common Council President Willie Hines and state Sen. Alberta Darling hold a press conference outside 38th Street School in Milwaukee Wednesday to announce proposed state legislation that would grant the city power to approve sales of vacant school buildings. (dailyreporter.com)
A recent poll by Education Reform Now, a non-partisan partner of DFER - DC, showed that 76 % of voters and an overwhelming 86 % of parents believe that public charter schools should be part of the solution to the city's supply of vacant school buildings. (dfer.org)