Wisconsin Senate Blocks School Choice Expansion - 0 views
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Jeff Bernstein on 19 Oct 11The Wisconsin Senate approved a measure Tuesday that would freeze the expansion of school vouchers and grant the Legislature the power to decide which schools or districts should qualify. The bill would limit voucher participation to school districts already in the program on the day the measure takes effect. Any school districts who want to get in after that would need separate legislation. The bill's author, Senate President Mike Ellis, R-Neenah, said the proposal would give the Legislature more say and flexibility on voucher expansion than the one-size-fits-all criteria laid out in current law.