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Yes, the lottery system which can land your kid who lives one block away from their preferred school but gets assigned to a school on the other side of town and
by pizzetta 10y ago
Yes, the lottery system which can land your kid who lives one block away from their preferred school but gets assigned to a school on the other side of town and 45 mins away in traffic is one big red flashing migraine for many parents.
- Arizhel 10y agoYet another good reason to not bother having kids. Honestly, if I found a partner who wanted kids, I'd be looking really hard at finding a job in another country because this country (US) is a terrible place to raise a kid.
- pizzetta 10y agoCalifornia is notorious for having poorly run schools. For good schools look in Massachusetts. If you look at the BOS metro area they tend towards the top of the school systems nation-wide. It's hard to find poorly run schools in the BOS metro area --occasionally you get a few complaints from people unhappy with blue-collar[1] pupils getting pushed into regional schools in good districts. [1] mostly white but from non-professional families.
- Arizhel 10y agoThat may be, but in many states (probably any place urban or suburban), you still have to worry about getting arrested if you let your kid walk to school or play outside by himself.