WEAC’s 2009-2010 Legislative Agenda
WEAC has released it’s legislative agenda. Here’s what they want for voucher schools.
WEAC supports legislation to hold private and religious voucher schools to the same standards as public schools, including:
- Minimum hours of instruction.
- Licensure of all instructional staff.
- Background checks on teachers.
- Grade advancement, high school graduation, attendance and parental involvement requirements and standards.
- Administration of required state standardized tests and testing required under the so-called “No Child Left Behind” law, including public reporting requirements.
- Prohibition of forced religious activity.
- Nondiscrimination standards.
- Enforcement by the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) of rules and regulations.
- Certified reading specialists and reading programs.
According to WEAC, religious schools shouldn’t be able to actually require the teaching of religion. Uh huh. If this happens to go through, expect many of the voucher schools to just leave the program - which is exactly what WEAC wants.