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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Milwaukee vouchers did nothing to improve teaching/learning

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Milwaukee vouchers did nothing to improve teaching/learning

Milwaukee vouchers did nothing to improve teaching/learning

Milwaukee's two-decade old voucher program (the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program) is a bust. 20 years, millions of dollars and lots of divisive politics funded by the extreme right-wing Bradley Foundation, have done nothing to improve measurable learning outcomes for the city's 87,000 students.

You may remember that during the presidential campaign, the supposed benefits of Milwaukee's voucher system