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Article: Debating an MPS takeover Latino groups say yes; rally opposes proposal
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- August 22, 2009
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By GEORGIA PABST and JESSE GARZA
Two leading Latino organizations voiced support for the takeover
of Milwaukee Public Schools proposed by Gov. Jim Doyle and Mayor Tom
Barrett, while nearly 150 people rallied against the plan Friday at
a north side church.
Darryl D. Morin, Wisconsin director of the League of United Latin
American Citizens, said his organization spent the last two years
holding seminars on local educational issues and decided to endorse
the proposal after evaluating various options.
But he also called for a mandatory reauthorization for the
takeover so that voters could determine whether the new system is
working.
"There's an educational crisis in Milwaukee, and the primary ...