{"id":5332,"date":"2023-08-31T17:34:36","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T17:34:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=5332"},"modified":"2023-08-31T18:06:21","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T18:06:21","slug":"school-choice-triumph-report-card-analysis-shows-voucher-schools-out-perform-public-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=5332","title":{"rendered":"School choice triumph: Report card analysis shows voucher schools out-perform public schools"},"content":{"rendered":"

This post originally appeared at https:\/\/schoolchoicewi.org\/school-choice-triumph-report-card-analysis-shows-voucher-schools-out-perform-public-schools\/<\/a><\/p>\n

WEST ALLIS<\/strong> \u2013 In an opinion piece published today on the website for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, School Choice Wisconsin President Nicholas Kelly highlighted research<\/a> that showed schools in Wisconsin\u2019s private choice programs delivered exceptional bang for the buck when compared to public schools. The study can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Excerpts from the op-ed are below, and the full piece can be read here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

School choice triumph: Report card analysis shows voucher schools out-perform public schools<\/h3>\n

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel<\/a><\/p>\n

August 31, 2023<\/p>\n

Education was a big winner of a bipartisan agreement in the recently enacted state budget. Public schools will receive an increase of more than $1 billion. Per pupil spending for Wisconsin\u2019s private school choice programs will grow by $2,000 to $3,000 per student.<\/p>\n

\u2026<\/p>\n

With the substantial new education spending, what\u2019s the bang for the buck? What\u2019s the return to Wisconsin taxpayers from their investments in public schools and the parental choice programs? At School Choice Wisconsin, we wanted to find out. \u2026<\/p>\n

The results speak for themselves: DPI data show that the parental choice programs were significantly more cost-effective than public schools:<\/p>\n