It seemed an issue we could mobilize young people around. We're working for parents and students. Joining Milwaukee Catalyst gives her allies in challenging public school suspension policies, she points out. Business leaders are very supportive of vouchers, but they're also keenly interested in school governance issues, says the group's former executive director Debra Kenner. Far too often policies and decisions are made without input from the people who are most affected.
Catalyst is a vehicle through which that can happen at the grassroots level.
Who's Accountable Increasing accountability for student performance by teachers and principals is an area where parents and business leaders, public school reformers and voucher advocates, can join forces. Accountability is not just an issue for public schools. Milwaukee offers a broad array of choices, including publicly funded vouchers for private school tuition and opportunities for private schools to get public funding as charter schools. So far there's been no consensus. Each group comes up with its own categories, but there's no specific agreement on what effective learning looks like.