The Charlotte-Mecklenburg School Board adopted new student assignment maps, impacting tens of thousands of kids and more-than two dozen schools. And while the district pays lip service to four guiding principles in developing the maps, the highest priority is quite obviously socio-economic status data. And, as it's been for two decades, this SES data is a proxy for race. 

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg School Board adopted new student assignment maps, impacting tens of thousands of kids and more-than two dozen schools. And while the district pays lip service to four guiding principles in developing the maps, the highest priority is quite obviously socio-economic status data. And, as it's been for two decades, this SES data is a proxy for race.

A daily podcast covering local, state, & national issues from North Carolina

The Pete Kaliner Show

A daily podcast covering local, state, & national issues from Charlotte, North Carolina

A daily podcast covering local, state, &amp; national issues from Charlotte, North Carolina

Advertisement