MPS Outperforming Voucher Schools on Statewide Exams
The results are in on the 21 year voucher “experiment .” Overall MPS students score higher on standardized state tests than voucher students.
2010-11 Wisconsin Student Assessment System results-All Grades Percent Proficient or Advanced
| State | Math 77.2 | Reading 83.0 |
| State Economically Disadvantaged | 63.2 | 71.7 |
| MPS | 47.8 | 59 |
| MPS Economically Disadvantaged | 43.9 | 55.3 |
| MPCP (vouchers) | 34.4 | 55.2 |
After $1.1 billion spent on vouchers and relentless attacks on MPS and public education, the truth comes out. Now watch the dance of the privatizers – it’s already begun. Just look at the headline of today’s Journal sentinel. It states, “Choice schools not outperforming MPS.” Compare that to the news release headline from DPI State Superintendent Tony Evers: “Overall MPS results higher than choice schools on statewide exams.” This is the