By Jay Miller, includes “Memo to state legislators: We are at the start of another school year, and Milwaukee Public Schools continues to founder. It is of the utmost urgency that you do two things. 1) Dismantle the Milwaukee School Board, which continues to be in thrall to the Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association and is receiving $800 million in additional federal dollars. And 2) Put the district in the hands of a proven educational leader free to implement real reform.”