Leo was confused. “Is it private? We can’t afford tuition.”
Maya got lucky. Her name was drawn in the lottery. what is a charter school in waukesha
“So they get to break the rules?” Maya asked, eyes wide. Leo was confused
“No,” Mrs. Schmidt explained. “It’s still public. Free. Paid for by our tax dollars, just like Waukesha North or South. But it has a charter —a special permission slip from the School District of Waukesha.” eyes wide. “No
Leo had one last question for the principal. “What’s the catch?”
That’s when their neighbor, Mrs. Schmidt, a retired teacher, leaned over the fence. “Have you looked at the Waukesha STEM Academy?” she asked. “It’s a charter school.”
“We need a different kind of classroom,” her dad, Leo, said at the kitchen table.