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[quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I thought it was good, up until the last bit, defending parents -- it comes across as defensive.  Residential and educational segregation is real, and what we think of as a "good" school is often tied up in race.  Even "objective" measures like test scores reflect racial disparities.

Parents always say they just want good schools for their children, but that doesn't mean that they aren't participating in and perpetuating a racially biased system.  It would be helpful if white parents (which includes me) were willing to be a little more introspective and real with ourselves about the choices we are making and why we are making them.  You can acknowledge that parents, like everyone else, can be actively racist, or have racist blind spots, or benefit from a racist system, while still pointing out the serious problems with the Brookings' study methodology.  [/quote]

YES TO THIS RESPONSE.  it sounds like you're saying "we’re helping parents stay in the DC school system instead of going to the suburbs! we can help them find other schools that are much whiter than their neighborhood school!”[/quote]

I don't know to which version of my post you are referring because I changed it several times after the post that you quoted. But, if a family doesn't want to attend their assigned in-boundary school, what would be the preferred alternative? Would you want them to move to Ward 3, move to Maryland, opt for private, or still stay in a DC public school whether OOB or charter? Keep in mind that the charter would like be the most integrated alternative. I really doubt it is DCUM that turns people off from their assigned inbound school. If they come to DCUM looking for alternatives, that bridge has been crossed. To the extent DCUM can help keep such families in a DC public school, I think it is a positive thing.

It would be even better if those inbound schools that are being ignored could have a presence here as well. We don't control which schools get mentioned and there is no group of conspirators creating a list of "favored schools". If your school is not getting mentioned, maybe start a thread and mention it.

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