MMSD Transfer Requests Rejected b/c of Race – WSJ

Doug Erickson writes:

Dozens of Madison public school students are learning this month that their race can be the sole factor in whether they’re allowed to transfer to another district under the state’s open enrollment law.
The Madison School District said Tuesday it has denied 65 open enrollment requests for next fall because the shift of those students – all of them white – would upset the racial balance at specific schools.