When the Schools of Choice programs first started, I thought it was a great idea. It meant that failing districts had competitition and would need to improve or lose students. Well, DPS never improved, they just got worse. Probably because a lot of the good students left. But as more and more students left, it wasn't only the cream of the crop that was leaving. It was just about everybody. Plus, the suburban schools are not being selective about who they take. Heck, they're advertising on the radio for parents to move their kids into their districts to get more revenue dollars.
And it is undeniable that a lot of the problems of the DPS have moved into the suburban schools. Not that these districts didn't have problems before, they're just amplified now.
I don't begrudge anyone the opportunity to make their life better. However, the evidence is that a lot of the gang-bangin' culture moved with the students.
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