Orfield and IRP support MPS decision to remain in WMEP

In February, Minneapolis Public School (MPS)Superintendent Bill Green submitted a resolution to the MPS school board for the district to pull out of membership in the West Metro Education Program (WMEP). In response, Orfield and Institute on Race & Poverty staff engaged with parents of WMEP school students, community organizing agencies, the NAACP, and MPS board members in an effort to block passage of the resolution. On March 10, 2009, the Superintendent tabled the resolution and called on all interested parties, including IRP, to participate in establishing an action plan to improve WMEP, better engage WMEP member districts, and further school integration and student achievement.