Charter schools often inspire a plethora of myths. While there are of course myths created by charter school opponents, most often they arise as a result of a lack of understanding. People just are not familiar with public charter schools and how they work. As such, I will occasionally use this blog to tackle the myths that we hear circulating. I am going to start with special education. Myth: Charter Schools do not serve children with special education needs. This myth

School report card season is upon us. As part of the state accountability system, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) produces a report card for every publicly funded school and district in the state. As this is The Lincoln Academy’s first year receiving a report card, I thought it might be helpful to review the state report card process and how TLA fits into it all. School Report Card Basics Report cards are issued annually for the previous school year. They

Given current discussions regarding State education spending and local school budgets, I thought it would be helpful to offer some answers and perspectives regarding charter school funding. I will try to keep it simple but apologize in advance – one take away – school funding is incredibly complicated (an unfortunate fact for taxpayers). First to set the stage, The Lincoln Academy (TLA) is an Independent Public Charter School (2x), authorized by the UW Office of Educational