05-12-2019, 10:35 AM
For the 12 years that I have represented neighborhoods in the central city as an alderman, including the four years that I have been Common Council president, I have been asked by countless constituents: "What can be done to improve MPS?" These residents are not talking about fixing the school-funding flaw at the state level. They are not talking about negotiating a different benefit package for our teachers. They are talking about their children. For years, they have been pleading with the City of Milwaukee to take an active role in transforming MPS into a school system that all of us can be proud of – they are saying that the City of Milwaukee should not just sit on the sidelines. We can bring our considerable resources to bear. We can be part of the solution.