News & Observer, June 24, 2010:
[Raleigh Mayor Charles] Meeker, a harsh critic of the new school board majority that is implementing the changes, lashed into them at Monday?s meeting.
?We have people who are not from the area, who don’t share our values, who are the majority on the school board who are taking steps to have schools that have the majority of well to do people in one set of schools and not as well to do people in another set of schools,? Meeker said Monday.
News & Observer, September 16, 2010:
Massachusetts educational consultant Michael Alves, who studied Wake County’s assignment system earlier this year, will develop an assignment plan based on student achievement, proximity, choice and stability at the request of the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce and the Wake Education Partnership, officials announced today.
Mayor Meeker aside, welcome back to Raleigh, Mr. Alves. I look forward to examining your ideas.
