Isthmus:

• What thoughts do you have on further reducing the achievement gap between white and minority students in the Madison school district?
• Devise an in-school lunch menu for one day that would be efficient to prepare, nutritious, and most importantly, edible.
• The Madison school district is embracing mixed-ability classrooms in middle and high school as a means to improve the performance of struggling students. As a result, the schools are reducing the number of advanced-level classes. How do you view this change?

Great questions.