Davis Ex Rel. Davis v. Grover

CALLOW, WILLIAM G., J.

This is a review under sec. (Rule) 809.62, Stats., of a decision of the court of appeals, Davis v. Grover, 159 Wis. 2d 150, 464 N.W.2d 220 (Ct. App. 1990). The court of appeals reversed the decision of the Dane county circuit court, Judge Susan R. Steingass, and found that the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP) violated art. IV, sec. 18 of the Wisconsin Constitution.1 The MPCP is a publicly funded program that permits selected children from low-income families to attend nonsectarian private schools at no cost to the student.

*512The scope of our inquiry is strictly…