Saving School Choice

Today's developments:

ACE Announces Ground Campaign to End the Cap

Milwaukee – The Alliance for Choices in Education (ACE) announced that a citywide ground campaign will begin on February 4 to urge Governor Doyle toend the cap on school choice.

Volunteers across the city will distribute literature, collect signatures on petitions to the Governor, and circulate posters asking Milwaukee residents to call the Governor and ask him to end the cap. Volunteers also will go door to door to talk directly with registered Milwaukee voters about the issue.

Neighborhoodstargeted in the campaign will include several legislative districts.

“A growing number of concerned Milwaukee residents understand that if the cap is not lifted, thousands of students will lose seats in schools they attend and dozens of private schools will close. They want to help and we are putting them to work,” said Howard Fuller, Chairman of the ACE board of directors.

“We are approaching a critical deadline. On February 20, schools will be told how many seats they will have next year. Principals and teachers will need to start to decide who stays, who goes, and whether schools can stay open,” Fuller said.

Fuller said volunteers will work on Saturdays beginning February 4 to distribute material and gather signatures. He said the campaign would be extended as long as the cap remains in effect.

The last line of this press release is perhaps its most powerful.