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Committee hears charter school performance report; renews Escuela Verde and Milwaukee Math & Science Academy charters
Summary
The committee received the Charter School Review Committee's 2024–25 performance report showing growth measures and higher graduation rates at city charter schools, discussed governance and labor questions, and approved five-year renewals for Escuela Verde and Milwaukee Math & Science Academy.
The Milwaukee Common Council Steering & Rules Committee received the Charter School Review Committee’s 2024–25 performance report on Feb. 16, then approved five-year contract renewals for Escuela Verde and Milwaukee Math & Science Academy.
Dr. Azia Baylor, the city’s charter monitor with Evident Change, presented statewide assessment comparisons and growth metrics, saying the city’s charter schools “outperformed those comparable schools” on Forward Exam and that growth measures showed between 61% and 87% of students met growth targets across English language arts and math at the city’s charter schools. Baylor also said charter graduates from two schools collectively earned nearly $5,000,000 in scholarships and noted that the committee’s scorecard expects schools to score…
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