I recommend you take five minutes to read John Hood’s Daily Journal about Wake County’s move to end forced busing — and then e-mail it to your friends, print it, laminate it, and post it on your refrigerator. It’s that good. He strips away the Left’s narrative about Wake County schools. Among the most compelling passages is this one: (emphasis is mine)
• Is Wake County a leader in helping poor and minority student succeed?
No, unfortunately. Charlotte-Mecklenburg and most other urban systems in North Carolina have higher test scores than Wake does among disadvantaged students. The 2010 test scores, scheduled for public release later this week, confirm the trend. Wake students posted a gain this year, but so did most other North Carolina students. Wake actually underperformed Charlotte-Mecklenburg, Guilford, and other systems – again.
