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Saturday, April 7, 2012

Jersey Jazzman: Milwaukee's Best?

Jersey Jazzman: Milwaukee's Best?:


Milwaukee's Best?

Those of you stopping by from outside the Garden State may not be aware that we have had a big battle brewing over school vouchers, in the form of the Opportunity Scholarship Act. There's talk that a scaled-down version of OSA is going to try to get through the legislature again, even though it's missing a key previous supporter, Senator Ray Lesniak (whose pet school, St. Pat's in Elizabeth, is shutting down this year - tells you something, doesn't it?).

It's worth noting that OSA is going to disproportionately affect one community in New Jersey: Lakewood. There are over 17,000 private school students in Lakewood, most attending yeshivas; but I doubt very much the pro-voucher forces will be discussing this fact.

No, I'm guessing we'll be hearing much more about this:
The Milwaukee Parental Choice Program is a success story in virtually every measurable way.
  
     A new study released on the nation’s oldest private school voucher program shows that participants are more