Amongst progressives, busing is considered one of the only effective mechanisms for reducing educational inequality.
That it only moderately alters test scores is also true, but that is far, far from being the same thing as a failure.
Busing is largely out of favor because it’s inconvenient for parents. Even I, who live in Berkeley precisely because it still buses-to-desegregate its students, was relieved when the school lottery meant my daughter would attend our nearest school.
That it only moderately alters test scores is also true, but that is far, far from being the same thing as a failure.
Busing is largely out of favor because it’s inconvenient for parents. Even I, who live in Berkeley precisely because it still buses-to-desegregate its students, was relieved when the school lottery meant my daughter would attend our nearest school.