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[quote=Anonymous]Life isn't fair but we don't make changes until people get enough of a critical mass to care (case in point - racism and killing black people who did nothing wrong is not new. People finally care. Maybe change will come).

For years, there were not rules about ADA compliance. Couldn't enter a building or store, sucks and maybe someone else will help you. But the stairs and door work for many people so why change?

Schools are the same. Many kids do fine. (Race, parents' education, SES and many other factors play a role). Many kids will do fine no matter what. But, a good school district should help everyone. Not the top, not some. So, it is important that people point out who is losing when we talk about testing and scores.

We opted to find a house in a less highly ranked district because the gap between white kids and all other kids and the gap between special education population and not was significantly smaller than in the "better" district.

She shouldn't tell everyone they need to send their kid to private school. But helping people understand that there are complicated layers and sending your kid to a school you could be part of the solution if you advocate for it (such as trying to get the reading curriculum changed even if your kid does fine with the other one). But people need to know about the issue[/quote]

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