Supreme Ct. ruling allows more opp. for white kids

You have completely ignored overcrowding. Some schools are obviously better than others, and everyone would go to that school. How would they decide who gets in & who doesn't?

While I have no problem with the freedom of this choice, what is likely to happen is that most black kids will chose schools that are primarily black - regardless of the quality of education.

 

I think location is a more likely determinant. Also, some "bad" schools would get better with the re-shuffle.

And white kids? Are you saying they are smart enought to choose more wisely?

 

I think it would probably just polarize the schools further than they already are. What about when there are 2 schools in one area where one is obviously better. Everyone that cares about academics would chose that school, and there would be a severe over-crowding.

Their parents are more likely to emphasize education.

 

I dunno. Expanding & splitting takes time. There has to be a way to handle the over-crowding because I guarantee that, at least in the beginning, it would be a very big deal.

Liberals.

 

we already do have a little bit of choice, and waiting lists. i remember my sister was quite worried about getting in to baton rouge high. she was on the list and was admitted right as school started.

with choice there might have to be waiting and luck to get into the best schools.

i like the solution of just returning to neighborhhod schools. if i had that i wouldnt have had to get up before dawn every goddamn morning of high school to ride the bus all around town.

 

Property taxes fund public schools. This would not work if kids from anywhere they wanted could chose to go to that school without living in the district. Do you have an idea for another way to fund the schools?

 

Public schools funds come from three levels: federal, state, and local




It varies from year to year but sometimes as much as $8,000.00 per student on the October 1st enrollment, by District. There are some States that allocate up to $13,000.00 per student.







Minimum Foundation Program

http://www.doe.state.la.us/lde/finance/673.html


Also, Title I funding based on number of "At risk" students, which are students at or below the poverty level. These monies are primarily used for Pre-K programs, hiring additional staff to decrease teacher/pupil ratios, and items, determined by each school staff, to be a "Need" for higher achievement. Computers, magnetic chalkboards, bulletin board paper, etc.

 

The best public schools are supported by (usually high) local property taxes. People would not be willing to be taxed on something that people from other areas could use.

Are you suggesting more federal & state funding to subsidize local funding? I'm not sure how I feel about it, but it seems that local funding allows people to chose how much they care about education.