Mind the Gap

Mind the Gap

Late last week, the Public Policy forum released its “Public Schooling in Southeast Wisconsin” report, which looks at statistical trends in public school districts through Southeast Wisconsin.  We took just one of those charts and mapped it out. While there are plenty of schools districts with large graduation rate gaps between white and African-American students, four districts (Shorewood, Whitefish Bay, Mequon-Thiensville and Mukwonago) have higher graduation rates among African-American students than white students. 

Late last week, the Public Policy forum released its “Public Schooling in Southeast Wisconsin” report, which looks at statistical trends in public school districts through Southeast Wisconsin. 

We took just one of those charts and mapped it out. While there are plenty of schools districts with large graduation rate gaps between white and African-American students, four districts (Shorewood, Whitefish Bay, Mequon-Thiensville and Mukwonago) have higher graduation rates among African-American students than white students. 

Abby Callard was an assistant editor at Milwaukee Magazine from 2012-2014. Her journalistic pursuits have seen her covering the Hispanic community in mid-Missouri, politics in Washington, D.C., art and culture for Smithsonian magazine, the social enterprise space in India and health care in Chicago. Abby has a degree in journalism from the University of Missouri.