School Choice: Milwaukee, WI

Borsuk's article discusses the reasoning behind Diane Ravitch's switch from pro-voucher program to returning to focus solely on making public schools better.

An article discussing the results of the Milwaukee voucher program, which examined it in a study conducted after 20 years of its existence.

Borsuk evaluates the effectiveness of the Milwaukee Public School's choice program concluding that the program is a large contributer to the shape of the "educational landscape" within the city.

This article briefly mentions the findings of a report done to examine both the D.C. voucher program and the Milwaukee voucher program.

Marie Gryphon's article discussing the Milwaukee School Choice system, including its successes and short-comings.

This map shows where choice schools, MPS contracted schools, and independent charter schools are located within the city of Milwaukee.

This graph depicts the growth in the Milwaukee private school voucher program from the 1990-91 school year through 2006-07.

Charter Schools against the Odds explains how these policies can be amended to level the playing field and give charter schools--and the children they serve--a fairer chance to succeed.

This report is the second in a series of annual reports produced by the School Choice Demonstration Project (SCDP) that will provide descriptive information about the private schools participating in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP), the oldest and largest urban school voucher program in the U. S. The MPCP was launched in the fall of 1990 with seven participating schools enrolling 341 students.

An analysis examining the effects new regulations have on the voucher program in Milwaukee.

A report examining the intricacies and developments involved with the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program. The researchers compare it to a "randomized experiment."

A budget brief on the Milwaukee Parental Choice private voucher program. It discusses the income limit and various demographics of the program.

Chapter 35 of the Department of Public Instruction is composed of the administrative rule for the Milwaukee parental choice program. This chapter includes among other sections, a statement of purpose (PI 35.01), school requirements (PI 35.03), enrollment procedures (PI 35.04), financial requirements (PI 35.045), and fiscal policy practices (PI 35.047).

This timely book refocuses the debate about school choice programs with a nonpartisan assessment of the nation's largest and longest-running private school voucher program--the high profile Milwaukee experiment--and finds that the system undercuts the promise of school choice.

A passionate plea to preserve and renew public education, The Death and Life of the Great American School System is a radical change of heart from one of America's best-known education experts. Diane Ravitch - former assistant secretary of education and a leader in the drive to create a national curriculum - examines her career in education reform and repudiates positions that she once staunchly advocated.