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You just don't get it.

Moving low SES kids to a high-SES school looks good (however [b]temporarily[/b]) ON PAPER. It doesn't solve the issues facing poor communities, nor does it connect culture to culture, however you wish to define that term.

It's a simplistic and ignorant measure that doesn't have long-lasting effects.

You should hear the dispute around the boundary issues between CHS and SVHS. The conversations aren't pretty.

Again, you're looking at addressing the symptoms and not the root issues.

People in high SES areas have means, and if they believe the "system has failed them," they will go private.

Again - What's the message we're sending to kids in high-poverty schools?  You're not good enough.  So let's either send you to a white, wealthy school, or let's send in some wealthy kids (mostly white) to your school.

How is this healthy and normal?

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Not many people really care about (and are willing to think about) the real consequence. To most, if it sounds good, it is good.

That is all it needs for the politicians - who cares about what really will happen - as long as they get the support that will be enough.
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