Yesterday's Strib covered the on-going boundary dispute with a front page story. I read the story twice and remain unclear of why it deserved front page treatment. The story contained nothing "new" or really that interesting.
I remain convinced that reporters at the Strib are kinda lazy; they'd rather rehash an old story than come up with anything new.
The controversy itself is becoming tedious. Yes, I think the administration is misguided; so, too, the school board members who support the boundary changes. I still don't know what it is that they're actually trying to fix. And, irrespective of whether the boundary changes will benefit kids or not, it is clear that those who supported this initiative knew that the issue would cause considerable pain in Eden Prairie. It was a mistake to go down this road.
That said, I also remain uncertain of what the organized opposition hopes to accomplish. I don't think the threat, or fact, of litigation will accomplish much other than ensure continued poor coverage by the Strib. It would be far easier, and cheaper, to effectuate change by getting just two or three motivated school board candidats and raising $10,000 a piece for them. You only need about 2000 votes to get on the school board; that can easily be done by a motivated candidate.
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