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Demond Means, "turnaround district" superintendent for Milwaukee Public Schools, speaks at a Milwaukee Press Club event. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel photo) Demond Means, "turnaround district" superintendent for Milwaukee Public Schools, speaks at a Milwaukee Press Club event. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel photo)

Demond Means, "turnaround district" superintendent for Milwaukee Public Schools, speaks at a Milwaukee Press Club event. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel photo)

By James B. Nelson May 18, 2016

Debunking claim that Demond Means said Milwaukee Public Schools district ‘needs to be gutted’

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Telephone interview, Demond Means

Telephone interview, Martha De La Rosa, Wisconsin Jobs Now

Wisconsin Jobs Now Facebook page April 28, 2016

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Abele taps suburban school district superintendent Means to lead MPS turnaround district," Nov. 12, 2015

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Abele, Means opportunity schools plan gets rocky reception," April 22, 2016

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Opportunity Schools proposal could be precipice moment for MPS," May 7, 2016

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Demond Means says turnaround district not seeking MPS buildings," Jan. 13, 2016

 

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