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Olsen: What is the Purpose of the Voucher Program?
By Wisconsin School Administrators Alliance staff | May 28, 2014
State Senator Luther Olsen, in a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article this morning, was spot-on in questioning the purpose of the state’s voucher program. He also questioned how the state would fund a runaway entitlement program that would pay for every child attending private school.
State Sen. Luther Olsen (R-Ripon), chair of the Senate Education Committee, looks at the (voucher) program differently than (Senator) Vukmir. He said it’s not about kids on the outside looking in to private schools; it’s about kids on the inside looking out for a check.
“The question is, what is this purpose of this program? Is it a program to help poor kids get out of public schools, or is it a program to pay for the tuition of kids who are already in private schools?” Olsen said. “It’s pretty obvious from the last two go-rounds (of applications) that it’s the latter.”
Olsen said the Legislature and governor will have to decide if the program is going to be a new entitlement program, and if so, how the state would pay for every child in a private school.
See the entire article here.
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