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Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Schools Matter: Wake County Votes to Restore School Diversity Plan

Schools Matter: Wake County Votes to Restore School Diversity Plan:


Wake County Votes to Restore School Diversity Plan





BY THOMAS GOLDSMITH AND T. KEUNG HUITGOLDSMITH@NEWSOBSERVER.COM
CARY - In a partisan battle that raged into the early hours of Wednesday morning, members of the Wake County school board’s Democratic majority passed a motion calling for a return to a diversity-based student assignment plan for the 2013-14 school year.The vote, which came shortly before 1 a.m., directs staff to come up with a revised student assignment plan that goes back to tying each address to a specific school. The motion says that the new plan should promote student achievement, proximity and stability, including saying targets should be set for academics and socioeconomics at schools.

“We’re going to have a plan going forward that’s good for Wake County,” said school board member Jim Martin, one of