Wake’s school board showdown
Thursday, February 25 2010
by Janet Babin and Katy Barron
Last week Wake County Schools Superintendent Del Burns announced his surprise resignation, adding new fuel to the already incendiary debate over the future of school assignments for the system’s 140,000 students. Burns said his conscience prevents him from carrying out the agenda of the new school board majority. That agenda includes eliminating the socioeconomic diversity policy that currently governs school assignments in Wake County. Dave DeWitt, WUNC’s Raleigh Bureau Chief, explains the players, the issues and the politicking taking place behind the scenes of this communitywide debate.
