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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How different is this from the NY model from which I understand that you either go neighborhood or apply to a certain number of schools.  I know NYT has had some crisis pieces that this has not worked for some kids who have parents that don't know how to work the system.

It seems to me that SF, NY and DC are all facing the fundamental disparity issue.  Rich people don't like poor people around emphasizing how much privilege they have. Middle class at best can barely hold on and have to move.  If you are poor your just screwed.  We are just depending too much on our schools to straighten out fundamental changes in our economy and values. [/quote]

In SF, there is not the option to stay at your neighborhood school. You have to enter the lottery like everyone else - people living in the neighborhood aren't given a preference at all. The lottery system is very complex - you rank your top choices out of all the schools in the city (this means parents may tour 10-20+ schools before they rank them) - and even then, you might not be assigned one of your ranked schools. So there is no way of escaping the stress in this system. I do agree with your second paragraph.[/quote]

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