‘Why would you work to shut us down?’: Carmen charter leaders believe MPS board will end their lease for NW side school

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) — A strained relationship between the operators of a public charter school and Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) could leave hundreds of students and staff scrambling to find a new home for next year.

Carmen Schools of Science and Technology currently operates five schools in Milwaukee. As a non-instrumentality charter school, Carmen is licensed by MPS but has its own board of directors, and its staff are not employees of the district.

Carmen’s combined middle and high school on the northwest side drew passionate testimony Thursday night, Nov. 13…

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