The 'Progressive' War on Kids: Milwaukee would rather lose money than sell to a private school.l

The Wall Street Journal reports:

The longest line in the U.S. isn't outside a Super Bowl stadium. It's black parents lining up for a chance to get their kids into a charter school or a school choice program. The lines form in places as varied as New York City, New Orleans, Washington, D.C. and Milwaukee. Only one thing is guaranteed: opposition, whether it's New York's new "progressive" mayor Bill de Blasio or the Justice Department leaning on Louisiana's voucher program. Today we'll visit Milwaukee.

St. Marcus Lutheran, one of Milwaukee's successful independent schools, tried to buy a vacant former public school on the city's north side. The public school system said—get lost.

The 130-year old St. Marcus has become a much-sought school for kids in Milwaukee's Parental Choice Program, thanks to a graduation rate of over 90%, compared to 65% at Milwaukee Public Schools. The school currently enrolls some 730 students grades K-8, and has hundreds more on the waiting list. Ninety-percent are black and 89% are low income.

In 2013, St. Marcus made a bid on the nearby Malcolm X school building, vacant for six years. The school offered $1.25 million for the vacant building and pledged another $5 million to $7 million toward improvements. But rather than accept the offer that would have expanded a successful school, the public school district opted to sell the building to developers at a loss.

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