Well, let me give you some figures on that. In Milwaukee, it's about $12,000 per pupil. In Washington, DC, it's $29,000.
You used a word that put a smile on my face, 'volunteer.'
Thank God this does not happen here.
I am going to transition from you to Dr. Witte during this question.
But they fell into line.
I guess you are basically confirming what my basic principle would be is competition actually works, it drives quality.
We are going to try and get to the bottom of that.
But please support public school.
I am certainly well aware of that having worked to try and keep the Bleward system financially solvent.
Senator Johnson. And, again, the cost to educate a child in your system is slightly under $9,000, you get a $7,200 vouch...
So the demand definitely outstrips the supply which, again, if I were judging the success of a program, I would say the ...
Thank you, Mr. Komer. We also should thank Mr. Komer because he cut short a vacation in Maine with his family.
Almost 35, 40 percent are waiting to get into the system.
So bottom line, we already have a system in the State of Wisconsin to accommodate those disabilities, provide the fundin...
No matter what your studies say, no matter, the controversy over does it do a better job, have better educational outcom...
I thought, Senator, that your job was to defend public schools; and I do not see anyone here from the public school.
It is not a lack of the money that equates to better education.
Senator Johnson. That compares to a cost per pupil in Wisconsin in general of about $11,000, Milwaukee is about $12,000,...
