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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
June 14, 2005
Alan J. Borsuk

Religious schools are a top choice

Expansion of vouchers has resulted in unprecedented level of public funding of religious education

Three sentences bring home one of the most significant impacts of Milwaukee's groundbreaking private school voucher program:

One: On doors throughout St. Margaret Mary School, at N. 92nd St. and Capitol Drive, there are small printed signs that say: "Be it known to all who enter here that Christ is the reason for this school."

Two: More than 10,000 students - over two-thirds of the total using publicly funded vouchers to attend private schools in Milwaukee this year - were attending religious schools.

Three: Wisconsin is putting money into religious schools in Milwaukee in ways and amounts that are without match in at least the last century of American history.

 

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