From the Reporter |
What Happened |
In this seemingly integrated stretch of North Park, parents have ended up segregating themselves when they choose schools for their kids. |
Why It Happens |
Many white families who live in the neighborhood have shied from the school, sometimes because of test scores. Meanwhile Latino families from elsewhere actively choose it. |
Why I Chose This Story |
Earlier this year I wrote about how school choice had ended up making some schools more segregated than their neighborhoods. I wanted to zoom in on one of those schools. |
Why It Matters |
Integration backers argue it isn’t just a Kumbaya cause. Segregation packs the problems of poverty into schools. |