MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin schools Superintendent Carolyn Stanford Taylor came down hard against a proposed state law to dictate how history is taught in Wisconsin schools. Local school boards, not the state, should control their curriculums, Taylor said. The issue is a Republican bill to force teachers to avoid discussing a role of white supremacy in U.S. history. Taylor, who is black, has almost four decades of public education experience, including 17 years as assistant state learning support superintendent.

Taylor. For 20 years a classroom teacher and principal in Madison.