Graduation Rates for Choice and Public School Students in Milwaukee

This study compares graduation rates of students in Milwaukee who use a
voucher to attend a private high school with students who attend a public
high school.

Four years ago Jay Greene reported graduation rates for a single year —
2002-03 — for students in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP)
and students in the Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS). This study provides
updated evidence by presenting graduation rates for 2003-04, 2004-05, and
2005-06. In addition, it incorporates reasonable assumptions about the
direction and magnitude of biases inherent in the type of graduation rate
measure that Greene and this study use.