Madison Prep : How a charter school is born
This article describes in detail the failings and misgivings of one charter school that is trying to gain a foothold in Madison, Wisconsin.
Posted originally on Advocating on Madison Public Schools, Madison Prep and the Attack on Public Education:
For decades free market advocates such as the Bradley Foundation, the Walton Foundation and the Koch brothers have a waged a multi-front campaign against the public sector and the idea of the common good. Public education has been one of the key battlegrounds. In the coming weeks the Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education will decide whether to approve a proposal for the Madison Prep Charter School. This proposal and the chief advocate for it – Kaleem Caire of the Urban League of Greater Madison – have their roots
