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Article: Former U.S. education chiefs donate to Milwaukee 'choice.'(Milwaukee School Choice Program)
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- National Catholic Reporter
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- September 15, 1995
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MILWAUKEE -- Two former U.S. education secretaries have offered moral and financial support to the Milwaukee School Choice Program.
Lamar Alexander, a Republican presidential candidate, and William Bennett hailed the virtues of school choice Sept. 5 on a radio talk show from St. Matthew School and at a press conference at messmer High School, a private Catholic school.
At the press conference, each man presented a personal check for $1,000 to John Stollenwerk, cochairman of Partners Advancing Values in Education, a nonprofit group that has raised more than $1.6 million in emergency funds for students enrolled in the choice program.
In July, Wisconsin ...