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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I predict not. I believe the root of the issue is lack of interest, so a lottery, or even an open admissions policy, won't fix that. [/quote]

I think it will increase white kid enrollment, which is the real goal. [/quote]

That may actually be one potential outcome—though I would counter that it isn’t the “real goal”. It is interesting that white kids seem to be underrepresented at TJ (when measured against the percentage of the white population in fcps, but I’ve not heard noise about that. I think people just accept that not everyone finds the pressure cooker environment all that appealing). But for those who ARE interested,  at least the five zones thing may give kids from all races who are in low socio-economic areas a better shot at being admitted. I wouldn’t worry too much about an explosion in white students admitted over other groups because I would say if the application process yields a disproportionate number of whites applying they will stop that in its tracks and figure out how to mitigate that potential PR disaster before the lottery. [/quote]

The school board projected numbers show white enrollment doubling.[/quote]

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