tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159479.post112759882525370698..comments2023-10-10T03:39:50.342-05:00Comments on A Little Urbanity: Raleigh's School Integration by EconomicsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159479.post-1127748467688790832005-09-26T10:27:00.000-05:002005-09-26T10:27:00.000-05:00I'm no expert at any of this. But if it's working ...I'm no expert at any of this. But if it's working in Raleigh, I think it deserves a close look from the Guilford Co. school board.David Whartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13251439852685796681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159479.post-1127705295026757072005-09-25T22:28:00.000-05:002005-09-25T22:28:00.000-05:00Hate to play the "other side" of things, but I nev...Hate to play the "other side" of things, but I never thought that economic integration worked based on a few facts after college:<BR/><BR/>1) I went to the public school that was ranked #1 in WA. It went back and forth between Mercer Island and Bellevue High for years on end. Big time rival schools in both academics and sports.<BR/><BR/>2) My sister also went to the same high school. By the time she graduated, there were plans for economic integration.<BR/><BR/>3) Economic integration was in place and kids were on buses to go to MIHS.<BR/><BR/>4) MIHS rankings dropped as did Bellevue High. Currently, I believe they can't even compete with the private schooling that many people that used to go to MIHS could actually compete against. Many are also pulling their kids out and opting for private school.<BR/><BR/>It sucks, but if that was the case, how will it be any different here? They tried to do that in California at several high schools and I know they were blocked by many Asian parents due to the competitive level of academics. I seriously doubt Wake is just about economic integration since I have yet to see it actually work. There must be some other piece of the puzzle that they have that is working. But don't hold your breath to have GCS lead the way.Darkmoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00511517187037058883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159479.post-1127600183597398492005-09-24T17:16:00.000-05:002005-09-24T17:16:00.000-05:00Way back when, I taught in a Greensboro City schoo...Way back when, I taught in a Greensboro City school; one that had very wealthy white students and extraordinarily poor black students. The numbers were right (those percentages for integration by race) but the antipathy for one group against another was palpable every day. If economic integration works, then damnit, do it. We talked about it in the late 70s (when I was the aforementioned teacher) but nothing has happened lo these many years. Who do we call?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com