Students are back in school.
But is it the right one?
In Missouri, exclusionary lines are denying middle- and low-income students access to a quality public education. hubs.la/Q03L1x3B0
In New Orleans, there are no school boundaries.
Kids get a fair shot at enrolling in any public school.
That’s helped:
✔️ test scores climb
✔️ graduation and college enrollment rates rise
✔️ overall enrollment hold steady
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Attendance zones determine where most kids go to public school.
And the ones around many of our best schools?
They look like 1930s redlining maps. hubs.la/Q03KdVqG0
What do a North Carolina mom and @AOC have in common?
Exclusionary lines kept them from accessing a quality education.
Instead of shutting families out, top public schools should open their doors to them. hubs.la/Q03JZ0L70
Grateful for the opportunity to write this piece for @thehill.
There's a simple way we can avoid some of the public school closures that are coming down the pike.
Grateful for the opportunity to write this piece for @thehill.
There's a simple way we can avoid some of the public school closures that are coming down the pike.
🚨 NEW: Public schools across the country are facing an enrollment crisis.
But painful closures aren’t the answer.
Let's pull families back in by giving them equal access to the best public schools.
Our president @timderoche in @thehill: hubs.la/Q03JP5cQ0
In Missouri, school districts have no limits on residency crackdowns.
They can hire private eyes.
Spy on families.
And derail a child’s education.
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Top elementary schools in Los Angeles’ wealthiest neighborhoods have close to 7,000 empty seats.
Low-income students outside their zones should have access through open enrollment.
But they don’t. Why?
Because these schools won’t admit how much room they really have.…
Government in the 1930s: used maps to deny low-income families of color access to housing assistance.
Government today: uses maps to deny low-income families of color access to great public schools. hubs.la/Q03Hq36w0
ICYMI
Across the country, elite public schools use boundary lines that echo racist redlining maps–keeping out low-income families of color. hubs.la/Q03GZgRB0
Gov. @jaredpolis calls Colorado’s attendance boundaries an “obsolete relic.”
Yet @BVSDcolorado is turning to new maps to boost enrollment.
Families are rightly pushing back. Trapping kids in assigned schools won’t solve declining enrollment–or strengthen public education.…
Shrinking enrollment. Disillusioned parents. Growing risk of corruption.
Public education is in crisis.
A comeback is possible–but only if trust is rebuilt.
Our president @timderoche in @The74: hubs.la/Q03GQ9370
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