After a decade of choice, voucher schools look like MPSFebruary 2009
The number of students using vouchers to attend private schools in Milwaukee under the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP) has grown from 6,194 in 1998-99 to 20,244 today. The value of a voucher also has grown during this time, from $4,894 to $6,607 per full-time pupil, resulting in an increase in the annual cost to fund the program, from $28.2 million to $129.1 million over the past decade. Not surprisingly, the total enrollment in the private schools in the program has also grown, by a hefty 58%. So, after more than 10 years of growth, are the characteristics of MPCP schools markedly different from Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS)?
Related materials:
Milwaukee Voucher Schools 2009-2010 (poster)
