The Future That Works: Milwaukee’s School Choice Revolution
In 1990, Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction Herbert Grover labeled Milwaukee’s school choice plan “ludicrous” and a “disgrace.” He dismissed the schools in the program as little more than “souped up day care centers.” The Milwaukee Sentinel denounced the plan as a “boondoggle,” which “essentially penalizes the poor to benefit the few.” Forming a phalanx … Read more