Again, credit choice for turning up the heat on public school change. Again, it's an idea every major city system talks about, but few seem willing to try. We challenge the central administrators to make the case for their services directly to the schools. Thus far, our effort to create a market-test for administrative services seems to be working. Our new accountability report shows that the MPS high school dropout rate declined for the fourth year in a row.
Suspensions are down, too.
The percentage of students showing proficiency in math and reading is up. Of course there is much more to do, but these indicators are finally moving in the right direction. Indeed, without school choice and charters, I don't think we would be seeing anything like the change taking place in Milwaukee's public schools. The idea that public schools need to improve has been around a long time. It took the incentive of private school choice to make public schools change.