Will this year be different?

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel education reporter Alan Borsuk asks this question in their School Zone blog here.

The first paragraph of his post:

Milwaukee Public Schools budget hearings have been pretty quiet affairs in the last few years, with few members of the public coming out to express views. Will this year be any different?

Let's answer his question with action -- how about scores of educators, students, parents and neighborhood residents coming out to support their public schools, and make sure our Board members develop a budget that puts children first! (see first post - scroll down - for our union's position on the MPS budget).

While I wasn't able to attend last night's hearing, I know of some folks who were planning to attend. We'll get a report out as soon as we catch up with them.