Special needs school vouchers are likely to be part of the 2013-2015 state budget discussions.

A new fact sheet about school vouchers is available.School Vouchers: Ensuring Quality Education Choices for Wisconsin Families of Children with Disabilities: Concerns About Special Needs Scholarshipsprovides important information that will help disability advocates educate themselves and their legislators about how this issue could affect students with disabilities in Wisconsin.

The fact sheet contains the following information:

• Background on school vouchers
• What families and students give up when they accept a voucher
• What has happened in other states
• Concerns about school vouchers for Wisconsin
• Recommendations on ways to improve school choice for students with disabilities

Thisfact sheetis part of the 2013 Priorities for People with Disabilities in Wisconsin series and was created jointly by the Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities and Disability Rights Wisconsin.

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This information was shared by the DAWN, the Disability Advocates Wisconsin Network, which is an initiative of the Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities.