April 3, 2007 Madison School Board Election Update

• Kristion Knutsen continues Isthmus’s excellent weekly Take Home Tests:
  

  The number of low-income kids coming into the Madison schools has accelerated in recent years, posing a new set of challenges for educators.
  We’ve asked the Madison school board candidates to talk about those challenges, including the apparent loss of some middle-class families who’ve left Madison for suburban schools.

  • Beth Moss and Rick Thomas
  • Tom Brew and Johnny Winston, Jr.
  • Maya Cole and Marj Passman
• Seat 5 Candidate Maya Cole (opposed by Marj Passman) hosted an event that coincided with the release of Chad Vader 7: You Tube. Chad Vader
• Ruth Robarts: Cole is Just What the School Board Needs
• Enthusiastic Support for Marj Passman from four West High ’07 students.

Much more on the election here.