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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Slight Decline in Use of Private School Tuition Vouchers in 2010-2011: Loss of Schools Results in Fewer Students. Research Brief. Volume 99, Number 2
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Dickman, Anneliese; Schmidt, Jeffrey – Public Policy Forum, 2011
For the first time since its 1998 expansion to include religious schools, enrollment in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP) did not grow in the 2010-2011 school year. Currently, 20,996 private school students receive taxpayer-funded tuition vouchers (of $6,442 per pupil), a decrease of 66 students over last year. Chart 1 shows program…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Parochial Schools, Educational Vouchers, School Choice
New Regulations Impacting School Choice Program: School Closures up, Number of New Schools Down. Research Brief. Volume 98, Number 1
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Dickman, Anneliese; Schmidt, Jeffrey; Henken, Rob – Public Policy Forum, 2010
Between the 2008-09 and 2009-10 school years, fewer new schools joined the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP) than ever before. In addition, 14 MPCP schools closed and another three schools merged--the most year-over-year closures the program has seen. In this 12th edition of the Public Policy Forum's annual census of MPCP schools, the…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, School Choice, Accreditation (Institutions), Enrollment Trends