Time to take a breath and solve the Madison Prep problem

Dave Cieslewicz:

Sometimes it's possible to be absolutely right on the specifics of a thing and totally wrong about the big picture.

That's what can be said about the Madison school board's decision the other night to reject the proposal for the Madison Preparatory Academy. Board members were correct to be concerned that their support for the academy could have violated their contract with the Madison teachers union, and they were right to be concerned about lack of oversight over public funds.

But what the Urban League was saying about the big picture remains paramount:

Much more on the proposed Madison Preparatory IB charter school, here.a

Posted by Jim Zellmer at December 22, 2011 3:20 AM
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