A True Shot Across The Bow
Here’s a story that bears watching:
State starts process to withhold millions in MPS funds
The lead paragraph clearly captures the potential significance:
“Wisconsin’s superintendent of public instruction took the first step Thursday toward withholding up to $175 million in federal funds from Milwaukee Public Schools because of the district’s failure to meet yearly academic progress targets required under law.”
Is there a precedent for this in other states?
As the story makes clear, several steps in this process still must play out.
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A veteran Milwaukee education reporter writes in this article (http://www.jsonline.com/news/education/83736432.html), “You can bet that the state Department of Public Instruction won’t carry out its threat to withhold a bazillion dollars from Milwaukee Public Schools because MPS is not showing as much urgency as desired about making changes.”