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Wisconsin’s public school open enrollment application period, which allows parents an opportunity to send their children to any public school district in the state, runs from February 1 to April 29 for the 2016-17 school year.

Traditionally, children in Wisconsin are assigned to public school districts based on the location of their parents’ home. Open enrollment is a tuition-free opportunity for parents to apply for their children to attend a public school in a school district other than the one in which they live.

The state’s open enrollment program is administered by the Wiscons...