Articles tagged with voucher

Tue, March 13, 2012

Assembly OK's closing private school voucher program loophole

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Wisconsin’s private school voucher program will not be expanded any further, under a bill passed by the state Assembly Tuesday ...

Wed, March 07, 2012

Assembly expected to vote on closing school voucher loophole next week

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - The Wisconsin Assembly is expected to vote next Tuesday to limit Wisconsin’s private school voucher program to the places where ...

Fri, February 17, 2012

Dems fail to force Assembly to vote on restricting school voucher expansion

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Democrats tried but failed Thursday to force the state Assembly to vote on restricting the expansion of Wisconsin’s private school ...

Fri, February 17, 2012

School voucher expansion on-hold

MADISON (WSAU) Don't expect any changes to the school voucher program next year.

A year ago Racine was added to the voucher program ...

Mon, February 13, 2012

More students take part in Wisconsin school voucher program

MADISON (WSAU) The number of low-income kids getting state-funded vouchers to attend private schools jumped by over 10-percent last fall. That was after Governor ...

Fri, January 27, 2012

State Superintendent calls on Assembly to take up bill to stop voucher expansion

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - State school Superintendent Tony Evers has asked the Assembly to pass a bill that prevents the expansion of tax-funded vouchers for ...

Tue, October 18, 2011

Ending school voucher expansion, passes Senate, heads to Assembly

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Private school voucher programs would not go beyond Milwaukee County and Racine under a bill passed by the Senate today. On ...

Fri, July 01, 2011

Indiana teachers sue to halt school voucher program

By Mary Wisniewski

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Indiana State Teachers Association on Friday filed suit against the state, asking a court to block implementation of ...

Fri, June 17, 2011

Governor won't use line-item veto to expand school voucher program

MADISON (WSAU ) Governor Scott Walker promises not to use his line-item budget vetoes to expand Milwaukee’s private school voucher program throughout Wisconsin this ...

Thu, June 16, 2011

School voucher budget item causes controversy

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Low-income students throughout Wisconsin could get state-funded vouchers to attend private schools in the coming years.

State Assembly Republicans put the ...

Wed, June 15, 2011

Green Bay school voucher program pulled from budget

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - The Wisconsin Assembly did not resume its budget talks Wednesday morning as planned.

The start of the meeting was delayed until ...

Tue, June 07, 2011

State superintendent Evers blasts Green Bay inclusion in voucher program

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Wisconsin’s public school superintendent is blasting the idea of letting Green Bay kids attend private schools with tax-funded vouchers ...

Fri, June 03, 2011

Green Bay still in mix for school voucher program

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - The Milwaukee school voucher program expansion may still come to Green Bay.

Joint Finance Committee co-chair Robin Vos tells the Associated ...