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Tag: False choice

False Choice is a series probing how Wisconsin’s school choice programs legally discriminate against certain students.

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Wisconsin students with disabilities often denied public school choices

Portrait of Mario Koran by Mario Koran / Wisconsin Watch May 31st, 2023November 27th, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Wisconsin lets public schools reject applications of students with disabilities who seek transfers across district lines — a form of exclusion courts have upheld.

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‘Unwanted and unwelcome’: Anti-LGBTQ+ policies common at Wisconsin voucher schools 

Avatar photo by Phoebe Petrovic / Wisconsin Watch May 31st, 2023November 27th, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Many taxpayer-funded ‘choice’ schools in Wisconsin have anti-LGBTQ+ policies, often justified by Christian beliefs. And there’s little the state can do about it.

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Federal, state law permit disability discrimination in Wisconsin voucher schools

Avatar photo by Phoebe Petrovic / Wisconsin Watch May 20th, 2023June 22nd, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

The state Department of Public Instruction says it has no legal authority to force private taxpayer-funded schools to accommodate students with disabilities

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False choice: Wisconsin taxpayers support schools that can discriminate 

Avatar photo by Phoebe Petrovic / Wisconsin Watch May 5th, 2023November 27th, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Dozens of voucher schools have policies that allow them to exclude LGBTQ+ students or those with disabilities. In many cases, it’s legal.

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Considering a Wisconsin voucher school? Here’s what parents of children who are LGBTQ+ or have a disability should know.

Avatar photo by Phoebe Petrovic / Wisconsin Watch May 5th, 2023November 27th, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Private schools that accept taxpayer-funded vouchers have different rules from public schools.

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