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Wisconsin seeks reform of school voucher law.


In early November, Wisconsin Wisconsin, state, United States
Wisconsin (wĭskŏn`sən, –sĭn), upper midwestern state of the United States. It is bounded by Lake Superior and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, from which it is divided by the Menominee
 education officials urged lawmakers to give the state education department more power to ensure that private schools benefiting from a voucher A receipt or release which provides evidence of payment or other discharge of a debt, often for purposes of reimbursement, or attests to the accuracy of the accounts.  program are doing so responsibly.

State Superintendent Elizabeth Burmaster asked the legislature to amend the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program and give the Wisconsin Department of Instruction greater oversight
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  • Government regulation — The role of an official authority in regulating a separate authority.
 over state-subsidized private schools. That authority would include background checks of employees at the private schools, requirements that the schools be financially viable and a provision to allow the department to remove private schools from the program if they fail to comply with the rules.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is a daily morning broadsheet printed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. It is the primary newspaper in Milwaukee, the largest newspaper in Wisconsin and is distributed widely throughout the state.  reported that proposed changes were spurred by the reopening Reopening

Treasury offerings of additional amounts of outstanding issues, rather than an entirely new issue. A reopened issue will always have the same maturity date, CUSIP number, and interest rate as the original issue.
 of Alex's Academics of Excellence, a private school plagued by chronic financial problems and allegations of drug use and chaotic conditions.

Burmaster sent the proposed changes to legislators in early November. The Journal Sentinel also reported that "heat is on politicians in both parties" to support the proposed changes.
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Title Annotation:Around The States
Publication:Church & State
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1U3WI
Date:Dec 1, 2003
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