Finally, the media is reporting that Wake County’s school construction costs are higher than comparable school systems. The John Locke Foundation pointed that out back in February.

Now that the truth of the report is out, members of the school board and the Citizens Facilities Advisory Committee are changing their tune, arguing that the report is not an apples to apples comparison. Compare that message to school board chair Patti Head’s comment on the report in January, “It was a nice affirmation that we are doing a lot of things correctly in Wake County.”

At that time, the school system believed that construction costs were comparable to other districts. The report never said that they were, but the Wake County Schools spin machine was in full force and nearly everyone, with the exception of JLF, was along for the ride.