Opinion
Busing isn’t making a comeback
While most parents place a high value on diversity, they also reasonably desire a sense of control over the circumstances of their children’s education, including its location.
Opinion
The Return Of Forced Busing?
The Left continues to see busing as a remedy for flagging minority student achievement.
Opinion
Wake County School Board Politics Defy Left-Right Labels
Who are the conservatives on the board? Who are the liberals?
Opinion
Why Wake’s Busing Defense Failed
Why has the Left failed in its defense of Wake’s busing policy? Because the policy is clearly unsuccessful and unpopular.
Opinion
The FAQs of the Busing Dispute
Those who seek to defend forced busing are free to construct whatever narrative they like. They are not free to construct their own facts.
Opinion
These Days I’m Confused
I admit it. I’m confused. North Carolina politicians are confusing me.
Opinion
Unidentified Flying Defect
The latest lefty paranoia about private education stands in direct contradiction to earlier lefty paranoia about private education.
Opinion
Ideas Have Consequences in Wake County
RALEIGH -- Self-styled progressive advocacy groups continue to push outdated and discredited education theories that empower bureaucrats to the detriment of teachers, parents, and students.
Opinion
How We Got Here
Laudatory claims about Wake County’s national reputation for having a successful busing policy are evidence only of the gullibility of the people who made and believed those claims.
Opinion
Anatomy of a Phony Flap
By all means, argue with Walter Williams or other people with whom you may disagree. But do so knowingly.
Opinion
Another Blunder on Wake Schools
By virtually every measure, Wayne County matches or outperforms Wake County when it comes to student achievement among the disadvantaged.
Opinion
Some Pop Quizzes in Wake
So far, I’d give the new conservative majority on the Wake County school board passing grades on some very difficult tests.
