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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What's the point of a 10-25% set aside for OOB? [/quote]

No particular order:

1) maintain racial/income diversity
2) provide a glimmer of hope to people in a bad situation school-wise (like parole for someone on a life sentence, with sincere apologies for the analogy) 
3) provide a diverse educational environment for affluent kids - see the U Michigan arguments at the SCOTUS
4) provide great educational opportunities for the 10-20% (see the research from MoCo on the 80/20 student mix)

Sorry for the shorthand, but all can be googled  :)

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Has anyone done the math in terms of the size of ripple in the pond?  Using Brent as an example, which is already 50 percent OOB, a ten percent set aside would equate to 36 students.  This hardly constitutes "diversity" or much of a glimmer of hope for the low-income who can't get in.  Even 20 percent, or 72 students, doesn't make much of a dent when considering the number of low-income kids stuck in failing schools.  Rearranging chairs on the deck of the Titanic worked about as well for those put in jeapordy by poor planning and decision making.[/quote]

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