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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The conflict I see is that although I believe many in the county agree with the proposition that the school system should attempt to afford all access to a high quality education, not as many would be willing to have their children be part of an experiment where there is a high likelihood of negative disruption to their own children's education.  The societal and economic issues that the school system would need to overcome are profound and not susceptible to easy solutions - otherwise, they (hopefully) would have been solved long ago.  It would take a massive effort and a huge commitment of resources, not just busing.  I think an effective solution is also well beyond this system's administration's ability to execute.  Parents who have worked hard to get their children into a good district/cluster aren't going to sit around and watch that be undone without responding.  [/quote]

Agree. Then they will pour extra money and time into their private academic hours after school. Who is going to lose? [/quote]

This is based on the assumption that educational opportunities are a zero-sum game. I.e., if it helps you, it hurts me. It doesn't have to be that way.[/quote]

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That's the number one issue I see too
Why is someone going to willingly send their kid or move to an area with schools that aren't as good.  Everyone is trying to get the best for their child period.  Just look at real estate prices almost entirely correlated to school boundary quality.[/quote]

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