It's a learning experience

AP for October 28 reports that Milwaukee Superintendent of Schools William Andrekopoulos

halted a get-out-the-vote program involving students after complaints were raised about its link to a pro-Kerry organization. ...

His decision came a day after Republicans accused Democrats of using the students for political gain because the program was organized by the Wisconsin Citizen Action Fund, whose parent organization endorsed Sen. John Kerry for president.

Students at 33 Milwaukee schools called voters and went door to door in minority neighborhoods and areas with historically low voter turnout, urging people to cast ballots in Tuesday's election. The young people, ranging in age from 11 to 18, often conducted the efforts during school hours.

Supporters of the program said there were disappointed in the decision because the students had been getting a valuable lesson in democracy.

Actually, it seems to me they got one.