No. It wouldn't. The kids would be smart and might be able to overcome the adversity of going to an "excellent" school. But that's not the same thing at all. "

No. It wouldn't. The kids would be smart and might be able to overcome the adversity of going to an "excellent" school. But that's not the same thing at all. "Excellent" US schools have excelled at cheating and looking busy. Most "excellect" schools have amounts of homework that are nearly impossible to finish in an evening. Why do they do that? Because the main window into school that parents have is homework. Ratchet up the homework and you make your school seem "excellent". My daughter is going to a dual-language public school and the way they teach involves constant collaboration, language, math, and art. The school is 67% economically disadvantaged and is doing fantastically on standardized tests. Diversity is not the problem. The market is. It's providing the most attractive education. It provides an education with "excellence" that confers status upon the recipient. But that should not be confused with the education that educates the best and has the most benefit to society.