Gathering of Mayors Focuses On Vouchers, Charter Schools
Washington
To stem further middle-class flight to the suburbs, big cities must offer parents as much choice in public schools as they have in food and entertainment, Mayor John O. Norquist of Milwaukee said at a gathering of mayors and education experts here last week.
"Choice is what cities are about," said Mr. Norquist, who introduced himself as the mayor of the city of "beer, bratwurst, and school choice.'' He was one of several big-city mayors attending the Oct. 26 Manhattan Institute meeting on charter...
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