School Board won't back Madison Prep Academy opening in 2012

Matthew DeFour:

A majority of the Madison School Board won't support opening next fall a controversial, single-sex charter school geared toward low-income minority students.

But it's unclear whether a compromise proposal to start Madison Preparatory Academy in 2013 will gain enough votes Tuesday night when the board meets.

School Board members Beth Moss and Arlene Silveira were the latest to publicly express their opposition to the current proposal for the school.

Moss said Monday in a letter to the State Journal published on madison.com that she doesn't believe the school will help the neediest students. Silveira confirmed her opposition in an interview.

The seven-member board is scheduled to vote Tuesday night on the proposal.

Much more on the proposed Madison Preparatory IB charter school, here.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at December 20, 2011 1:31 AM
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