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ThePoliticsofSchoolVouchers
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Noteson:Quinn,R.(2005).ThePoliticsofSchoolVouchers Since in 2002 there was a poll suggesting that a majority of black families supported the voucher idea, Polly Williams and Lawrence Patrick (two black elected officials) also became voucher supporters
Implementation of MPCP
In the beginning, Polly Williams had a lot of control because she had great connections and more power than Thompson In 1990 the program took effect, but it was only one of many programs in the competition for the students. If it failed, it would be closed Surprisingly, the business community was largely uninvolved Then, the republicans took over the Wisconsin legislature, and Williams was not that powerful any longer, and her connections were not that worthy any longer In 1995, the program was modified by the republicans, now with the power Raised the value of each voucher Included religious schools Eliminated the prior year attendance requirement They also tried (unsuccessfully) to expand the program to richer families Williams began to openly express her frustration and started to try to reverse the program expansion
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