In its first year, 228 students are participating in the Racine
Parental Choice Program, which was created in 2011 in the Wisconsin state budget that
also expanded the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program. As many as 500 students will be able to enroll in the program next year, and beginning in 2013-14, the
enrollment cap will be removed.
The Journal
Times reports that already 470
students have applied for vouchers for the next school year, leaving only 30
coveted scholarship slots still available, according the state Department of Public
Instruction.
Enrollment for the program is open from May 1-7. Families can apply for the program by
contacting and applying to one of the 12 participating schools.
Students must live in the Racine Unified School District and
have a family income below 300 percent of the federal poverty guideline to
participate in the program. Priority is
given to students who qualify for the free and reduced-price lunch program.
If more than 500 students apply for the program, the lottery
system will determine scholarships awards.
- American Federation for Children | Alliance for School Choice, MSG
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