This newspaper endorsed mother-on-a-mission Maya Cole over champion-teacher Marj Passman because we thought Cole had some stronger ideas about how to encourage innovation by a school district that is often too cautious when it comes to making needed changes.

But we would have been perfectly satisfied if Passman had won.

The truth about the race was that Cole and Passman were two of the finest contenders for the board that Madison has seen in a long time.

Unfortunately, you would not know that from listening to the campaign.