High Rates of School Failure in Milwaukee's Parental Choice Program (Figure 1)

Four out of 10 private schools that participated in Milwaukee’s voucher program eventually closed. Of those, nearly nine out of 10 were founded after the program launched in 1990.

Distribution of open and closed MPCP schools. Closed schools are those no longer operating, excluding schools that either merged with other schools or converted to charter status. Information on closures and mergers provided by Quinton Klabon, senior research director, Institute for Reforming Government. Some open schools no longer participate in MPCP.
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