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Originally Posted by GenuineRisk
I think the best thing we could do to improve schools is to integrate them. We don't like to, because busing costs money and (understandably) parents don't love the idea of a kid having to travel an hour or more to and from school and (less understandably, but no less true), people are racist. But the areas that do make a commitment to diversifying schools really do see the benefits.
This is a long article about Louisville's school district, but well worth the time to read.
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/...gation/388532/
(Note: I live in NYC, which has some of the most segregated schools in the nation) |
we are so lazy...
oh, we did that for a bit, but it's haaaard. sigh and yeah, it works when you do it.