Wisconsin Supreme Court Considers Case Questioning the Constitutionality of School Choice

In more than six years of serving as president of Catholic Memorial High School (CMHS) in Waukesha, Wisconsin, Donna Bembenek is proud of the fact that she’s never had a student willingly leave her private school to go to a Wisconsin public school. But some students at her school and across the state soon may be forced to return to public schools because of a lawsuit challenging the state’s school-choice program. The Wisconsin Supreme Court is considering whether to hear the case. A lawsuit has been filed that alleges that Wisconsin’s school-choice program is unconstitutional because of its effects on school funding. Bringing the case is a group of plaintiffs that includes former governor Scott Walker....