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[quote=Anonymous]To answer the original question: our system sucks.  How about an educational system of full choice?  Choose whatever public school you want to attend. No boundaries, schools not funded by property taxes.  Some countries have this - like the Netherlands.  Works great.

Sadly, we've got 100+ years of history in our property-tax-based, school district system.  Property values absolutely reflect school boundaries.  Compare house prices on either side of the train tracks in 20910.  One side is Rosemary Hills (BCC Cluster).  Other side is Woodside (Downcountry Cluster).  Woodside has objectively nicer housing stock - larger homes with more charm, larger lots, slightly closer to Metro.  And yet, per square foot, you will pay more for Rosemary Hills.  Location is virtually the same.  Difference is the cluster.

So, you've got all these people who've invested in the current school boundaries.  System sucks.  But does the fact that the system sucks make it OK for some people to break the rules?  Undoubtedly, the rule-breakers are the savvier ones.  Recent immigrants, others with lower levels of education, are unlikely to even know how to start going about gaming the system.  [/quote]

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