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| Fourth Grade Achievement Gap in Charter Schools Mirrors MPS |
December 16, 2003
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| A consistent yet troubling reality in education today is the achievement gap that exists by race and income. |
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| Standardized Tests Taken by Nine Out of Ten Voucher Schools; Reporting Results Would Increase Accountability |
February 16, 2004
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| One criticism of Milwaukee's Parental Choice Program (MPCP) made by parents and policy makers alike focuses on the lack of information regarding student performance across participating schools. |
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| Attempted Tax Freeze Highlights Complexity of State/Local Control in Education Finance |
August 18, 2003
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| Striking a proper balance between local and state control over education is complicated. Historically, education has been a primary function of local school districts. |
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| Gradual Progress Found in MPS Reform Initiative. Third in a Series |
June 12, 2003
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| The innovative MPS Neighborhood Schools Initiative appears to be making incremental progress towards its twin goals of increasing neighborhood capacity and reducing busing. |
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| Beyond an Experiment: 13 Years of Growth in School Choice Program |
January 24, 2004
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| Today in Milwaukee 11,163 children receive vouchers to attend 107 different private schools. |
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| School Districts Account for Rising Tax Levies as Cities and Counties Limit Increases |
May 12, 2004
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| Following Governor Doyle's veto of the State Legislature's attempt to cap local property taxes, many local officials took it upon themselves to promise to voters that they would either limit tax levy increases to the level that they were able to reach under the legislative measure or actually freeze tax levies at their previous levels. |
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| Changing Property Values Accentuate Growing Counties |
March 31, 2004
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| Since 1992 Milwaukee County's share of total property value in the seven-county region has diminished from 41% to 35%. |
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| Municipal Accountability: Spending Increases Continue To Outpace Revenue Increases |
June 2, 2003
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| Municipal government spending across Southeast Wisconsin increased 5.8% from 2000 to 2001, the latest year of available data. |
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| No Child Left Behind Act Changes Face of Schools' Performance Accountability |
September 22, 2003
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| The federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 has changed the way we look at student performance. |
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| Annual Analysis Finds Tax Levies Increase Almost Three Times Faster than Inflation |
April 15, 2003
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| Analysis of 2003 property taxes uncovered conflicting messages for hte region's taxpayers. |
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