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MPS Board Moves to Put Voucher Tax Amount on Property Tax Form « Larry Miller's Blog

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MPS Board Moves to Put Voucher Tax Amount on Property Tax Form

MPS fast-tracks proposal to make ‘voucher tax’ transparent

By Karen Herzog of the Journal Sentinel Sept. 10, 2011 |(137) Comments

A proposal that Milwaukee taxpayers be told on tax bills exactly how much of their money is going to private schools through the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program is on the fast track for school board consideration.

During a special MPS board meeting Saturday morning to discuss the district’s long-range master plan for buildings, board member Larry Miller asked that his “voucher tax” transparency proposal be discussed at a school board committee meeting Tuesday, rather than wait to be introduced at the board’s next regular meeting