I don't think anyone would argue that the common consensus is that Shorewood is known as a bastion of liberals. At least when we look at past elections and which candidates Shorewood voters cast their lots for - if you are a liberal candidate, you needn't waste too much time in Shorewood - you've got that vote in the bag.
In actual practice, however, how well does Shorewood score on "acting Liberal" ?
In today's Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (http://www.jsonline.com/) on page 7 of the Metro Section, is an article regarding Minority Enrollment in Milwaukee County suburban districts.
Of the 17 districts identified, 8 of them increased the percentage of Black students in their district in the school year 2006-07 compared to what it was in 1996-97. While 9 of the districts had a lower percentage of Black students.
Shorewood was one of the 9 districts that has fewer Black students in the comparison. Going from 13.8% in 1996-97 to 12.9% in 1006-07.
It would be interesting to find out what percentage of our Black students actually live in Shorewood, and what percentage come from Milwaukee ?
And how do these statistics reflect on the "perceived" Liberalism of Shorewood ?
