The tune from Wake is a lot more upbeat about the latest report coming from Queens University of Charlotte.

As noted in today's article, the report found that Wake's high school graduates outperformed those from Durham, Charlotte, Forysth and Guilford when it comes to academic performance in the UNC system. The Wake students also had the higher UNC graduation rate of the group.

For at least some people in Wake, the report lends new validity to their belief that the district's diversity policy is superior to the neighborhood school approach used in Charlotte.

UPDATE

Click here for the Charlotte Observer article on the study.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools may be closer to Wake academically than people think.

As noted in today's article, a new report from Queens University of Charlotte found that Wake's EOG scale scores are only slightly higher than Charlotte's scores. Low-income and academically gifted students in Charlotte are doing as good or better than their Wake peers.

According to the report: