Under Milwaukeeâ??s Parental Choice Program, abbreviated MPCP, thousands of low income families can use taxpayer money to send their children to private and even religious schools. The money is subtracted from the budget of the Milwaukee Public School system. Proponents want parents to have a choice as to where their children are educated, believing student achievement will follow.
John Witte of UW-Madison is one of the researchers examining the programâ??s impact. He delivered the bottom line.