"School Candidates Face Tough Issues"

WSJ Editorial:

Now they need to offer specific ideas for helping the district meet its many difficult challenges, such as:

The projected $6 million to $8 million gap in the 2006-2007 budget. How will the candidates keep educa tion levels high and costs low? What will be their priorities?

Shifting demographics. Many schools on the West and South sides, and some on the East Side, are crowded. Do the candidates agree with a task force's preliminary options, including expanding Leopold and Chavez elementary schools and constructing a school on the far West Side?

More on the candidates here.

I wonder where these priorities came from?

The WSJ's editorial is rather light on what I see as the most important issue for the Board: curriculum. The District's curriculum strategy should drive all decisions, including budget, staffing, schedule, training and technology. It appears that I am not alone in this view as this site's curriculum links are among the 10 most popular articles for 2005.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at December 31, 2005 5:12 PM
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