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School Choice Now: The Power of Educational Choice
Wisconsin: Milwaukee Parental Choice Program
Program Type
* Voucher • Means tested
Data Update
Student Eligibility
* Live in the Milwaukee Public School District * Family income below 300 percent of the federal poverty guideline ($69,150 for
Scholarships Awarded
24,027
Schools Participating
112
2012 Expenditures
a family of four in 2012), with an additional $7,000 allowed for households with married parents
$154,800,000
* Private school students also eligible School Requirements
* Meet state nondiscrimination policies * Meet state health and safety codes * Allow students to opt out of religious programs * Administer state testing to scholarship recipients in grades 4, 8, and 10 and provide scores to the School Choice Demonstration Project
* Receive accreditation within three years of participating in Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (current participating schools adding grades or creating a new school are exempt)
* Submit an annual financial audit conducted by a certified public accountant to the state *Provide evidence of sound fiscal practices and financial viability to the state * School administrators must undergo financial training and have at least a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution of higher education
student participation
* Teachers must have a bachelor’s degree from an
accredited institution of higher education and teacher aides must have received a high school diploma or been granted a GED or HSED
* Must provide 1,050 hours of direct pupil instruction in grades 1–6 and 1,137 hours of direct pupil instruction in grades 7–12
* Must provide the state with information about the academic program at the participating school and student test score data
Scholarship Cap
* $6,442 Enrollment Cap
* None Program Funding
* 154.8 million Year Enacted
* 1990
School Choice Yearbook 2012–13
0 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
337 504 591 718 786 1,320 1,606 1,501 5,740 7,596 9,104 10,391 11,209 12,788 14,427 15,274 17,126 18,550 19,414 20,328 20,996 23,198 24,027