John Norquist

former mayor of Milwaukee Wi

champion of School Vouchers, Charter School-s, etc.

• Some Public Schools supporters complained about the competition, but most MPS schools and administrators rolled up their sleeves and decided to - of all things - compete. Responding to expanded school choice, MPS administrators negotiated with their Teachers Union a new program to "counsel out" problem teachers; they gave individual schools much of the responsibility for teacher hiring, school budgeting and curriculum; they expanded specialty programs, such as Montessori School programs, that historically turned students away because of space shortages; they approved a neighborhood school initiative (Small Schools) that will increase the number of schools that students can walk to; they converted half-time K-4 Kinder Garten to full-time; they embarked on a major expansion of before- and After School Child Care; they approved a record number of Charter School-s; and they launched a massive citywide effort to publicize its successes and new programs to prospective and current parents.

• concerned about Means Testing, at least with approach that completely wipes out access to a benefit when you cross a line

President of Congress For The New Urbanism (New Urbanism) http://www.cnu.org/

author The WealthOfCities ISBN:0738201340

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Norquist

http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/20/norquist.html from 1998

http://www.dutchsustainablecommunities.com/site/epage/16215_449.htm