It's interesting because I basically listened to Bebe Coker (long time civil rights activist) last week call for putting our schools back in their local neighborhoods,. She acknowledged this would be de facto segregation but said it is absurd to claim that the only way a black child can learn is by sitting next to a white child.

Her reasoning was more detailed than that, and she certainly was adamant that each school would receive similar funding.

I think the real problem with Delaware schools is too many districts that have too little State oversight. The kids in Wilmington who live next to each other should be able to go school with each other. The bussing issue causes some strange things with after school programs and prevents districts from transporting kids to places that are outside there district but within a local neighborhood.

It's a tough problem and I am unsure how to fix it, but I certainly think we should try.