So is this what you are proposing: (from Washington post Column) The first strategy we propose is to create controlled-choice zones in strategic parts of the city (namely, Capitol Hill, Columbia Heights, Mount Pleasant, Adams Morgan, Dupont/Logan Circle and Petworth). In these neighborhoods, school attendance zones would eventually go away, as they have in a number of other districts across the country that use the controlled-choice model. Parents would express preferences among a cluster of schools, and an algorithm would make matches by balancing personal preferences with the shared civic goal of maximizing socioeconomic integration. Ideally, this list of options would include both district schools and public charter schools. Neighborhood schools in these zones that are disproportionately low-income would be reformed as magnet schools with attractive educational programs and themes to appeal to more middle-income families. Because all of the school options would be in the general neighborhood, no one would be forced to trek across town.
Minnesota has a funding system in which public schools serving low income students receive extra money. We also have extensive public school choice (though powerful groups try constantly to make it difficult for many families to understand, know about and use some of the public school choice systems). For example, research repeatedly shows that the majority of district public school systems break the law requiring that they provide specific detailed information about our Post Secondary Enrollment Options law. What specifically are you proposing?
So is this what you are proposing: (from Washington post Column) The first strategy we propose is to create controlled-choice zones in strategic parts of the city (namely, Capitol Hill, Columbia Heights, Mount Pleasant, Adams Morgan, Dupont/Logan Circle and Petworth). In these neighborhoods, school attendance zones would eventually go away, as they have in a number of other districts across the country that use the controlled-choice model. Parents would express preferences among a cluster of schools, and an algorithm would make matches by balancing personal preferences with the shared civic goal of maximizing socioeconomic integration. Ideally, this list of options would include both district schools and public charter schools. Neighborhood schools in these zones that are disproportionately low-income would be reformed as magnet schools with attractive educational programs and themes to appeal to more middle-income families. Because all of the school options would be in the general neighborhood, no one would be forced to trek across town.
Minnesota has a funding system in which public schools serving low income students receive extra money. We also have extensive public school choice (though powerful groups try constantly to make it difficult for many families to understand, know about and use some of the public school choice systems). For example, research repeatedly shows that the majority of district public school systems break the law requiring that they provide specific detailed information about our Post Secondary Enrollment Options law. What specifically are you proposing?