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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The University of Wisconsin System would be able to authorize independent charter schools in Madison and Milwaukee under a proposal by Republicans on the Legislature's budget committee.
The new charter school approval authority was approved Friday by the Joint Finance Committee.
It calls for UW to create a new office within four months to authorize independent charter schools in district with more than 25,000 students, which is only Madison and Milwaukee. The schools could be authorized without approval of the Madison or Milwaukee school boards.
It would also allow the Waukesha County executive to authorize independent charter schools in that county. Racine's Gateway Technical College District Board and an accredited tribal college could also authorize them within their district or county, or in an adjacent county.
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