Milwaukee, the New Birmingham
James E. Causey Jan. 14, 2012 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was killed a year before I was born, but I’ve always felt like he was a part of my family.
Today, his picture still hangs on my parents’ living room wall because King provided many African-American families with hope.
Many of the problems King cited in his April 16, 1963, letter from the Birmingham City Jail still exist in Milwaukee today.
I would even say that 2012 Milwaukee mirrors 1963 Birmingham in a lot of ways.
Milwaukee leads the nation or ranks near the top in several negative categories for African-Americans. Many of
Milwaukee Metropolitan Association of Commerce (MMAC) Proposes to Create a Caste System of Schools
Martin Luther King Jr. wrote his letter from the Birmingham City Jail in 1963.
Today, his picture still hangs on my parents’ living room wall because King provided many African-American families with hope.
Many of the problems King cited in his April 16, 1963, letter from the Birmingham City Jail still exist in Milwaukee today.
I would even say that 2012 Milwaukee mirrors 1963 Birmingham in a lot of ways.
Milwaukee leads the nation or ranks near the top in several negative categories for African-Americans. Many of
Milwaukee Metropolitan Association of Commerce (MMAC) Proposes to Create a Caste System of Schools
By Larry Miller
This is reminder to those of you who follow K-12 education in Milwaukee: there’s a new plan waiting in the wings that includes another attempt at the takeover of Milwaukee public schools.
The plan, designed by the Milwaukee Metropolitan Association of Commerce (MMAC), was reported on by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel this past November. It’s loosely designed in the image of the New Orleans “Recovery School District,” and has been a model for reform both in Tennessee and in Michigan.
While all of the specifics of the plan have not been made public, its features have been presented in an MMAC
This is reminder to those of you who follow K-12 education in Milwaukee: there’s a new plan waiting in the wings that includes another attempt at the takeover of Milwaukee public schools.
The plan, designed by the Milwaukee Metropolitan Association of Commerce (MMAC), was reported on by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel this past November. It’s loosely designed in the image of the New Orleans “Recovery School District,” and has been a model for reform both in Tennessee and in Michigan.
While all of the specifics of the plan have not been made public, its features have been presented in an MMAC