[SilverElfin]

This is a terrible system because it forces students and parents to start playing all kinds of games to navigate a non transparent process for admissions. What now? Are parents going to send their kids to good schools until it is time to apply to colleges? And then they are going to switch to the best school for applications?

[lateforwork]

Right, up until middle school send kids to the best school, then for high school move to an area with poor schools.

[crab_galaxy]

Maybe they can bring their resources with them too, and the poor schools can have things like lead paint remediation, honors classes, and extra curricular activities.

I like this idea!

[Mountain_Skies]

Resources are mainly property taxes. Unless they're building a new house whose value is significantly greater than the median for the area, families gaming the system aren't likely to have much of a lasting impact on the district.

[crab_galaxy]

Yeah you’re right. However, resource gaps can be filled by things like volunteer librarians, teacher wishlists/donations, field trips, strong PTAs, etc..

This is common in my city. It’s a big underfunded school district with a handful of coveted, well supported schools. I’m assuming it happens elsewhere in America with the success of platforms like donors choose.

[fn-mote]

Yes. Well off schools raise hundreds of thousands of dollars from parent donations.

[lmz]

Or it could end up like some Asian countries with a large afterschool tuition industry. I guess at a minimum you don't want the kid to get shot up at school though.

[chaostheory]

This exists. They’re called magnet schools. The IB program is decades old.