School Board Endorsement: Passman over Cole

The Passman-Cole race was a tough one for me as a voter.  I like both candidates personally and have no doubt as to their commitment to public education.  I asked both of them to make short comments on the post Two Educators Reflect on Eisen's Essay.

They both responded with comments that I am not going to reproduce here but I am sure you can find at their campaign websites.  The difference is this. While both acknowledge the challenge of educating all of our children, Cole was silent and Passman recognizes that there is a funding problem. 

My own opinion is that Wisconsin and Madison are in a major school funding crisis, both in terms of adequacy and equitable distribution.

If there is a major flaw in the performance of the MMSD, at both the administrative and the board level, it is the lack of aggressiveness in pursuing inequities in school funding, ranging from statutory annexation provisions to aid based on poverty.

I am working on several posts covering this topic which I will publish when more data is available within two weeks.