“Private in Name Only”: Revisiting the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program

• In Event: The Whole Is Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts 2

Abstract

Recently the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Disability Rights Wisconsin (DRW) characterized MPCP schools as “private in name only." The purpose of this study is to re-examine the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program with respect to three legal issues: (1) does the MPCP comport with the state constitution’s education clause? (2) does the MPCP comport with the public purpose doctrine? and (3) does the MPCP operate free from discrimination on the basis of disability?

Author

• Julie F. Mead, University of Wisconsin - Madison