{"id":3412,"date":"2023-06-12T18:22:32","date_gmt":"2023-06-12T18:22:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=3412"},"modified":"2023-06-12T19:06:07","modified_gmt":"2023-06-12T19:06:07","slug":"will-school-choice-wisconsin-debunk-unfounded-claims-against-school-choice-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=3412","title":{"rendered":"WILL & School Choice Wisconsin Debunk Unfounded Claims Against School Choice Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"

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New data shows zero negative impact on public school performance from longstanding Wisconsin School Choice programs<\/strong><\/h1>\n
The News:<\/strong> The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL), and School Choice Wisconsin (SCW), have partnered together to release a new policy brief, \u201cBest of Both Worlds: Voucher Schools Have Little Effect on Public School Test Scores.\u201d<\/a><\/div>\n
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The findings cast doubt on a common narrative from school choice detractors that the expansion of choice will harm public schools.<\/div>\n
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The Quotes:<\/strong> WILL Research Director, Will Flanders, PhD, stated, \u201cOnce again, we see that the continued growth of school choice in Wisconsin has not negatively impact public schools. In fact, the competition encourages academic improvement in the public-school sector. Enacting school choice nationwide has the potential to raise standards and the quality of education, for all schools, and the proof is in the data.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Mike Metoff, Outreach and Research Coordinator at School Choice Wisconsin, added, \u201cWe\u2019ve known for a long time that private choice schools provide\u00a0a tremendous education to students and are a value to taxpayers\u2014now there\u2019s data that demonstrates public school students benefit as well. A thriving, well-funded choice infrastructure is critical for Wisconsin and will benefit students, families and communities all across the state.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Why It Matters:<\/strong> As states consider expanding or creating new school choice programs, we are providing a multi-faceted look into the potential \u201ceffects\u201d school choice has on public schools. Our findings show that public school performance has actually improved controlling for other factors in districts where school choice has expanded over recent years.<\/div>\n
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Additionally, our report comes on the heels of a new statewide, non-partisan poll of Wisconsin voters demonstrating an overwhelming bipartisan support for school choice expansion, with nearly 70% of support from voters in Milwaukee County.<\/div>\n
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Data, Methodology, and Key Findings:<\/strong>\u00a0Our report uses extensive data from the Department of Public Instruction on choice enrollment, public school proficiency outcomes, and a host of demographic and district control variables. Here\u2019s what we found:<\/div>\n