Residents Meet to Discuss Future of Madison Schools

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Madison residents met Thursday night to share ideas and concerns about the future of area schools.

A district-wide community roundtable tackled issues dealing with budget cuts, school closures, and school board leadership.

Residents from all over the city also discussed statewide education funding reform, keeping neighborhood schools open and improving the overall budget process.
Organizers said the roundtable helps stimulate new ideas and make current ones stronger.

"Even people who think they know each other and know each other's points of view, when they really sit down and talk, they realize, 'Oh, I didn't know that about you. I didn't know you shared that concern,'" said Rebecca Kemble, co-chair of the East Attendance Area PTO.

A district-wide forum with the Madison School Board is set for Oct. 21 at 3 p.m. at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Union.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at September 28, 2007 12:37 PM
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