Document Number: 8388Plotting School Choice: The Challenges of Crossing District Lines - This report notes that the goal of choice is "to alleviate the detrimental effects of concentrations of poor, minority, and low-achieving students by moving these students into primarily middle-class, higher-performing schools." Those schools already benefit from "high standards, good teachers, active parents, adequate resources, a safe and orderly environment, a stable student and teacher population." Those are all ingredients required in raising student achievement. (Erin Dillon, Education Sector, August 2008)...
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