Published: May 1, 1992

Current Events

Voucher-Style Choice Upheld

In a ruling hailed by parental choice advocates, the Wisconsin Supreme Court in March upheld the experimental Milwaukee program that allows a limited number of children from low-income families to attend nonsectarian private schools at state expense.

The Milwaukee initiative has been watched nationally as the first voucher-style plan allowing low-income students to attend nonpublic schools. The new ruling, proponents of choice say, could encourage more state legislatures...