Globe: Boston's New Busing Scheme Saves Money, Screws Poor Kids

The Globe looked at Boston School Superintendent Carol R. Johnson's school rezoning plan and discovered—tell us if this surprises you—that poor kids get screwed. The plan was hatched to curtail the ballooning transportation costs that have accrued due to Boston's current sprawling, three zone busing system. Johnson's five zone system, which was designed to keep kids closer to home and save wasteful bus trips, has the consequence of handcuffing kids in the poorest neighborhoods to the weakest schools. [Globe]