Assembly Passes Voucher School Measure
Program Would Expand To More Than 22K Students
By WISCTV.Com
Last Update: March 8, 2006
MADISON, Wis. -- The state Assembly signed off on legislation on Tuesday allowing Milwaukee's school voucher program to add thousands of students.
The bill will now go to Gov. Jim Doyle for his review.
Supporters of the voucher program had pushed for legislation to ease enrollment caps after the state warned the program would hit its current limit.
Doyle and Assembly Speaker John Gard reached a compromise to allow the program to expand to more than 22,000 students.
Doyle has pledged to sign the bill, which also would add accountability standards requiring the schools in the program to apply for accreditation and implement standardized testing.