Weak reform for Milwaukee schools

Wisconsin State Journal Editorial:

A minor bill aimed at improving Milwaukee's failing schools barely passed the Legislature last week during the final day of session.

It was a weak and fallback response to the terrible problem of countless Milwaukee children falling behind their peers in reading and math and failing to earn diplomas.

What the Legislature should have done is give Milwaukee's mayor the power to appoint the urban district's school chief. That could have prompted swift, bold change with clear accountability for results.

Gov. Jim Doyle had championed mayoral appointment as the best way to shake up Milwaukee's failing schools and save more children from academic ruin.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at April 29, 2010 2:33 AM
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