Sunday, February 01, 2009
'It’s time to end busing in Boston,' Part II
A big debate is under way at Adam's site over Landmark's op-ed. The complexity of today's busing system reminds me of Microsoft's old MS-DOS -- a bad platform overlaid by better or slightly better programs and platforms that aren't easy to untangle. Adam's point that busing has become more about choice than race is well taken. But Landmark is right to point out the system is a mess. ...
Update -- Jon: Good riddance to busing.
A big debate is under way at Adam's site over Landmark's op-ed. The complexity of today's busing system reminds me of Microsoft's old MS-DOS -- a bad platform overlaid by better or slightly better programs and platforms that aren't easy to untangle. Adam's point that busing has become more about choice than race is well taken. But Landmark is right to point out the system is a mess. ...
Update -- Jon: Good riddance to busing.
