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[quote=Anonymous]Only listed to part one.

Those white parents were so gross.  But I think this is about how vulnerable the middle-class feels about opportunists for their kids (and property values etc.).  Note that they choose a good school but not the best most affluent school to integrate.  I imagine the pushback wouldn't have been so intense of the population asked to absorb the failing students felt more secure about their own and tehir children's current and future success.

I have to say, the 10% set aside of OOB for at risk kids in high achieving wotp schools sounds pretty good now.  I hope they strengthen it to 10% set aside (not 10% set aside of oob) and increase the schools' capacity and resources respectively.

As for diversity in charters. My charter has AMAZING racial diversity but not great economic diversity.  In part that is because different kids of schooling philosophies appeal to different demographics.  The lower ses kids in my charter do have unique struggles, but they are thriving.[/quote]

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