Proposed charter school shot down by RUSD is looking to open as a private academy journaltimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from journaltimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
RACINE â Racine Unified School Board member Dr. Michael Frontier wants to see change on the school board.
So heâs stepping aside to allow for that â and is hoping a person of color fills his place.
âI think the board is sympathetic to issues, but when we have a school district that is probably 60% minority, there should be some representation of the commitment of the student body and the families,â Frontier said, noting how all nine current members of the School Board are white. âWe need people on the board who are experiencing issues that our families face.â Journal Times staff
By one vote, Racine Unified School Board rejects new charter school contract journaltimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from journaltimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
RACINE â Following a Racine Unified School Board session earlier this month that told a proposed charter schoolâs governance board that potential locations were lacking, the governance board is pursuing other possibilities.
âSince the last meeting, we have options. And Iâd like to discuss that because I donât think that this is a done deal yet,â said Milt Thompson, a member of Racine Scholars Academyâs board and its proposed director.
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After a review by the Racine Unified School District of its facilities, it was determined there are no usable spaces for Racine Scholars Academy. The review was presented to the Racine Unified School Board at its work session on Feb. 1.