The Contrarian
George Mitchell is a former journalist and veteran observer of government who has held positions in federal, state, and county government and served as a consultant to various governmental and private sector groups.
Parents May ‘Break Up’ MPS
Majority of city students may eventually attend alternatives to traditional Milwaukee Public Schools.
Feb 8th, 2022 by George Mitchell
School Choice Key Issue in Governor Race
Republican candidates will support universal vouchers. Evers calls that "morally wrong."
Sep 1st, 2021 by George Mitchell
Jill Underly Flunks School Choice 101
Candidate for state school superintendent is clueless about state requirements.
Feb 22nd, 2021 by George Mitchell
Journal Sentinel School Choice Blackout
Newspaper ignores new study with powerful results for voucher schools.
Sep 7th, 2020 by George Mitchell
Karofsky Wrong About State Supreme Court
Her campaign charges against the Supreme Court amount to slander.
Mar 23rd, 2020 by George Mitchell
Still More Positive News on Voucher Schools
Big jumps in test scores for School Choice students.
Nov 20th, 2019 by George Mitchell
Did DPI Break the Law?
To make choice schools look bad, it manipulated state test data.
Nov 12th, 2019 by George Mitchell
Journal Sentinel Censors Voucher Test Scores?
All the news about public school test scores, very little about voucher students.
Sep 19th, 2019 by George Mitchell
The Myth of Easy Prison Reform
It’s caused by misinformation about “non-violent offenders” and “crimeless revocations.”
Jul 26th, 2019 by George Mitchell
Does Only Segregation Cause Murders?
JS story suggests blacks in segregated neighborhoods have no way to stop violence.
Jul 16th, 2019 by George Mitchell
Kamala Is Dead Wrong on Busing
And the Milwaukee busing plan was a dramatic example of this.
Jul 8th, 2019 by George Mitchell
The Dark Side of Justice Abrahamson
A great legal scholar, but her style created bitter turmoil on the court.
Jul 1st, 2019 by George Mitchell
