The Urban League of Kansas hosted a forum on Thursday night, providing an opportunity for voters in the Wichita school district to hear from both sides on the proposed $450 million bond issue.

One issue supporters and opponents have been going back and forth on is test scores in the district. This is based on state assessments of elementary, middle and high school students.

As a longtime sportswriter for the Wichita Eagle and founder of the youth baseball organization League 42 here in our city, I have been a strong proponent of Wichita Public Schools for decades. I have ...