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School Choice programs have helped thousands of students throughout Wisconsin thrive because of the educational options available to them. Choice schools and educators take extraordinary steps to ensure their students are educated to the fullest. See below to read real stories about students, teachers, school leaders, and parents in Wisconsin.
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A school leader in Mount Pleasant, WI
Many people associate private schools with being religiously affiliated; however, there are secular schools in the Private School Parental Choice program. One such school is EverGreen Academy, comprised of two campuses with over 400 total students. Hillary Huck, the school’s Director of Operations, reports that enrollment at EverGreen has little (if anything) to do with…
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A parent from Ixonia, WI
Steve E. has taught at his local public high school for over a decade and chooses to send his children to Academy of Excellence (AoE)’s virtual school. After enrolling their first-born son into a private school that ultimately didn’t feel like the right fit, Steve and his wife knew they wanted to seek other options.…
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A principal from Sturtevant, WI
Recent public school closures in Racine and Kenosha have left local families looking for a trusted place to send their children. Enter St. Sebastian STEM Academy, one of seven Siena Catholic schools, which re-opened their doors in the fall of 2023 for the first time in over a decade. Enrollment at St. Sebatian has doubled…
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A parent from Boulder Junction, WI
For many families, the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way people viewed best education practices. Gabriel M. had sent her oldest daughter through public schools her whole life, but when it came to her younger children, the pandemic hit at an especially impressionable age and caused her family to reevaluate what type of schooling works best.…
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Choice Schools and Families Stranded When DPI Drops the Ball
This year in Wisconsin, 49,000 students are enrolled in private schools through the Milwaukee, Racine, or Statewide Parental Choice Program. These are students in hard-working lower-income families who have been given a voucher to attend the school of their choice. The program is a blessing to families who could not otherwise afford the education that…
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The Support Behind the Stanford Scholar: Augustin at Cristo Rey Jesuit
Augustin Khey has been a busy student at Cristo Rey Jesuit High School for the past four years. On a given day, you may have found him building something for his robotics or computer science clubs. Or maybe you grabbed a copy of the Cristo Rey Jesuit High School newspaper and read an article by…
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In Service and Commitment, GRACE’s Doors Remain Open
When you’re dedicated to service, sometimes you must take risks to serve your community best. Ahead of the start of their 2020-21 school year, The Green Bay Area Catholic Education (GRACE) System had to decide whether they would take just such a risk. At the time, the Green Bay Area Public School District had decided…
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Celebrating Cultures, Connecting a Community at St. Thomas More Catholic School
“It was challenging for quite a while.” As in every other school, Green Bay’s St. Thomas More Catholic School met a new set of challenges when the coronavirus spread to their area. “The staff really came together and did everything they could” to serve the kids, says Principal Jamie Froh Tyrrell, who joined the team…
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New Testament Christian Academy STOPs COVID Learning Loss in its Tracks
When Wisconsin’s schools were first ordered to shut down to prevent the spread of COVID-19, New Testament Christian Academy Director Renee Johnson says “We prayed.” Little did they know how incredibly their prayers would be answered. New Testament Christian Academy is a private K4-8 school of 157 students with a campus on Bradley Road in…
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Those Who RISE to the Challenge
The coronavirus was brand new and spreading fast on March 18, 2020. On that day, out of an abundance of caution, Governor Tony Evers ordered all Wisconsin schools closed until April 6, 2020. What was meant to only last a few weeks continued to keep many Wisconsin schools closed to in-person education for over a…
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