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Enrollment in school vouchers is up, but resources are still limited

CREATED Feb. 13, 2013

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  • Erin Richards with the Journal Sentinel talks about the school voucher program and a new report out explaining its weaknesses. Video by tmj4.com

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MILWAUKEE - A report released Wednesday shows that enrollment in the private-school voucher program is up, but also found many "resource disparities" in many of the schools.

"A third of the voucher schools have no art, music or PE - not even part-time," said Erin Richards with the Journal Sentinel. "Two-thirds of the voucher high schools offer no AP courses, which can be key to preparing kids for higher education and helping them earn college credit before they get there."

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