EPRUEducation Policy Research Unit
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1998 - Research and Writing
Smaller Classes–Not Vouchers–Increase Student Achievement
Date:
1998
Author:
Institution:
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Source:
Keystone Research Center
A comparison of the academic impact of small class sizes to the implementation of school choice.
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Why are the Milwaukee Public Schools singled out for a
takeover by the state government when other urban school districts around
the state are facing their own, equally serious, challenges in educating
minority and economically disadvantaged students? Dr.
Molnar's September 1998 testimony to the Black Caucus of the Wisconsin
State Assembly points out these challenges and makes the case for a more
constructive attitude toward MPS reform.