A facade of reform - JSOnline:
"A shortage of committees is not what ails Milwaukee Public Schools. And forming a new one - even with Milwaukee's mayor as a partner - does not have a chance of launching the kind of change the district needs to better educate its children.
To counter another proposal that gives the mayor control of the district, other area legislators propose a plan in which the School Board essentially continues to run the district, giving the mayor only limited authority. This offers only the façade of reform.
Let's be clear: The School Board is part of the problem at MPS. The district's history of underachievement to the detriment of Milwaukee's children stands as ample testimony to the board's distinct lack of efficacy. Continuing this is not a viable option."
"A shortage of committees is not what ails Milwaukee Public Schools. And forming a new one - even with Milwaukee's mayor as a partner - does not have a chance of launching the kind of change the district needs to better educate its children.
To counter another proposal that gives the mayor control of the district, other area legislators propose a plan in which the School Board essentially continues to run the district, giving the mayor only limited authority. This offers only the façade of reform.
Let's be clear: The School Board is part of the problem at MPS. The district's history of underachievement to the detriment of Milwaukee's children stands as ample testimony to the board's distinct lack of efficacy. Continuing this is not a viable option."