Where's Rev. Wright When You Need Him?
I just finished reading The Tennessean's series on Metro schools, which I found refreshingly pessimistic. But in part two of the series, which reported on the supposed superiority of Williamson County schools, I couldn't find any discussion of the racial and ethnic profiles of both districts. It would be lovely if those weren't factors in a school district's performance but because of a host of thorny issues—segregated housing patterns, the challenges in educating immigrant children—we can't just ignore them because they make us uncomfortable.
Perhaps the most irritating part of the story was when a Williamson County biz pig claimed that civic leadership is responsible for the district's academic profile, even though the county largely gets to educate the children of middle and upper class parents. Even Pedro could have handled that task.
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would someone do a little comparison shopping here? the worst of both districts in elementary, middle and high schools. compare them and see what the similarities and differences are. we know that quote /unquote maplewood is the worst high school in davidson, but i want to see it matched up against williamson counties worst.
Posted 05/14/2008 at 01:46:33 PM