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Debate erupts over merits and costs of Milwaukee voucher school proposal

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School choice advocates told a panel of state lawmakers yesterday that a plan to expand Milwaukee’s private school voucher system would increase competition and benefit students.But critics warned it would take a bad situation and make it worse.Shawn Johnson reports.

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