A magazine read by school administrators across the country is reporting on the Wake County school diversity fight.
An article in the September issue of District Administration notes how "arrests and federal reviews bring attention to Wake County." The magazine is read by school administrators who might consider applying for the superintendent's opening in Wake.
“Controlled choice will open doors to new opportunities in how we provide equity in our schools and open our doors to new areas of innovation,” said school board member John Tedesco in the article.
The article also says that ending the diversity policy would save $7 million to $10 million in transportation costs. How that figure was determined isn't known.
Also in the article, it's noted how Wake's graduation rate held steady at 78.4 percent this year.
"Undoing that doesn’t make a lot of sense when you’re getting good results,” says Cindy Brown, vice president for education policy at the Center for American Progress, a progressive think tank.
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Saving money on bussing?
Fri, 09/03/2010 - 12:07 — doctorjI do wonder about the
Fri, 09/03/2010 - 16:47 — jenmanI do wonder about the transportation savings too. Of course, saving on busing was never one of my arguments for moving away from the old assignment policy so if it's a wash I really won't care.
One thing they could think about doing is having more than one school on a bus. It wouldn't be an across the board solution, but it could work if the two schools were close to each other and had similar start times. Our magnet express bus does this. From what I understand, in the morning there is one bus that carries kids from Millbrook ES, East Mill MS, & Millbrook HS. In the afternoon, there are two separate buses--one for ES/MS and one for the HS. The HS runs from 7:25-2:28, MS from 7:30-2:15 and ES from 7:45-2:15.
So in the am, it could just go from HS to MS to ES and get everybody there at a reasonable time. In the afternoon it picks up at the elem school first and then the middle school about 15 minutes later. It's not a long wait for the middle schoolers so it's not a big deal.
Like I said, not a cure-all but just a possible solution in some cases.
Experience
Fri, 09/03/2010 - 10:08 — MissVCandidates at this professional level would examine a variety of sources before deciding to apply. An experienced business person certainly would.
"Undoing that doesn’t
Fri, 09/03/2010 - 09:22 — CaryCurmudgeonThat argument does not...
Fri, 09/03/2010 - 09:39 — bpuli9999make much sense. Even if the graduation rate is 99% - the parents of the other 1% wouldn't think the results are so good.
OK, I'll restate. A 78%
Fri, 09/03/2010 - 10:04 — CaryCurmudgeonOK, I'll restate. A 78% graduation rate does not constitute success. Rosa Gill set the goal of 100% graduation, so by the previous administration's own standards we are failing.
BTW, maybe you can help me understand this.... Why are so many organizations who used to refer to themselves as "liberal" now using the term "progressive?"
If graduation rate is the
Sun, 09/05/2010 - 10:36 — user12345If graduation rate is the measurement than pay teachers and principals to give kids diplomas and I am sure with in a few years we can get every kid a diploma.
Because of cojones
Fri, 09/03/2010 - 11:15 — gregishereBeing a liberal, I don't like the now-decades old habit of substituting progressive for liberal. Liberal is a beautiful, nice, forward-thinking word that gives us a sense of inclusion and curiousness about the world. The last great Republican, Charles Mathias of Maryland, once wrote a great essay on "Why I am a Liberal." Check that mofo out. Also, while we are on the subject, John Stuart Mill got it right about conservatives, which I slightly paraphrase: Not all conservatives are stupid, but all stupid people are conservatives. Hmmm, Mr. Tedesco, how say you on your silly politics? Margiotta? Oh, don't bother Margiotta, I know the group within which you fall.
no, you don't.
Fri, 09/03/2010 - 12:45 — CaryCurmudgeonno, you don't.
Yes I do
Fri, 09/03/2010 - 13:25 — gregishereMargiotta, not you. As for you, I don't care where you fall. I just like curmudgeons. Curmudgeons get under the table, push the chairs around, tie people's shoe laces together, ask unwanted but necessary questions, poop on people's parades. Go on curmudgeoning, ye of the beige town.
In education, as in the
Fri, 09/03/2010 - 11:45 — willynillyIn education, as in the hospital, it is time we stop thinking about "sides" and fix this mess. It is "the way education thinks" that is the problem. Every new fangled thing that MIGHT work gets put in place and we never really wait to see what the results are.
When I go to the doctor I don't care where is politcal leanings are.....just help me get better....period!