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Month: August 2025
Month: August 2025
Private School Choice in Wisconsin Delivers – Stronger Results, Lower Cost Official data from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) show that schools in the state’s private school choice programs continue to outperform their public school peers while operating with substantially less funding. In 2023-24, DPI Report Card scores for the Milwaukee, Racine, and statewide Wisconsin Parental Choice Programs were all higher than the scores for the corresponding public school districts. Yet, per-pupil revenue in choice schools was thousands of dollars less. “DPI gives choice schools higher Report Card scores even though they receive substantially less revenue,” said Brenda…
Read MoreAugust 12, 2025 (WEST ALLIS) — The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) ranks schools in the state’s private choice programs above traditional public schools, according to a new report from School Choice Wisconsin. “DPI gives choice schools higher Report Card scores even though they receive substantially less revenue,” said Brenda White, chair, School Choice Wisconsin Board of Directors. “School choice is Wisconsin’s most cost-effective K-12 investment.” “DPI’s favorable ranking of school choice confirms that Wisconsin’s education policy should be grounded in giving parents options,” said Scott Manley, Executive Vice President of Government Relations at Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce. Manley…
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