pluralofjackinthebox t1_iry8l9g wrote on October 11, 2022 at 10:41 PM

Reply to comment by ZA44 in New York’s Progressive Equity Agenda Creeps Forward by drpvn

Real estate is a big part of the picture too. NYC’s is the most segregated metro region in the US. If so many Black kids, Asian kids etc. weren’t all districted into the same schools, they wouldn’t be having such disparate experiences.

But to tackle that issue requires solving the housing crisis and NIMBYism, among other stumbling blocks…

WickhamAkimbo t1_iryw2qa wrote on October 12, 2022 at 1:42 AM

Throwing everyone in a classroom doesn't really help if you have a ton of disruptive students.

Euphoric-Program t1_is08za9 wrote on October 12, 2022 at 11:05 AM

The public school system in nyc is 70% minority. Even if you do all that, it wouldn’t make a difference. We don’t do zoned schools anymore, it’s open lottery

MartyMohoJr t1_is0vrpl wrote on October 12, 2022 at 2:22 PM

If its 70% non-white, wouldn't white kids be a minority too?

Euphoric-Program t1_is0wg1m wrote on October 12, 2022 at 2:27 PM

Whites are the minority in public school. And as we seen with the new lottery if you try to make them commute an hour to a bad school in queens because thats where they were placed randomly, they just enroll them in private school. Many white families with means end up moving to the suburbs. One thing even the most stark progressive won’t compromise on their childrens education if they can afford not to.