MPS loses big in open enrollment; $32 million in state aid goes with students to suburban schools

From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Date: September 10, 2005| Author: TOM KERTSCHER | Copyright information

Most school districts in metropolitan Milwaukee have added students and some have collected millions of dollars in additional state aid as a result of the state's open enrollment program, a Journal Sentinel analysis shows.

The gains have come largely at the expense of the Milwaukee Public Schools, as an increasing number of its students use open enrollment to transfer to other districts.

During the first six years of the program, the analysis found, 15 suburban districts each e...

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