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Milwaukee Vouchers Students Test Lower Than MPS Students

Wisconsin voucher students lag in latest state test


By Erin Richards and Andrea Anderson of the Journal Sentinel
April 23, 2013

Students attending private voucher schools in Milwaukee and Racine scored lower than their public-school counterparts in Milwaukee Public Schools and the Racine Unified School District on the latest state standardized achievement test, according to results released by the state Tuesday.

And scores statewide plummeted – the effect of newly raised benchmarks for determining whether students are