Pro-school choice group's study argues grads have higher economic impact

The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty Inc. is trying to add momentum to the push for Milwaukee charter schools with a study released Thursday arguing they have a substantial positive economic impact.

The study argues students attending voucher schools or participating in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program generate a higher economic benefit than those attending Milwaukee Public Schools. William Flanders, research director for the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, or WILL, said the study lends weight to arguments for lifting income caps for students eligible for the choice schools program, or toward easing the process for private schools to buy vacant MPS buildings.

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