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Great premise, if it weren't for open enrollment. Now whatever barriers a child has to get a good education are all but gone. Can read about each state's open

Great premise, if it weren't for open enrollment. Now whatever barriers a child has to get a good education are all but gone. Can read about each state's open enrollment rules here: http://mb2.ecs.org/reports/Report.aspx?id=268 http://mb2.ecs.org/reports/Report.aspx?id=268 Oh sure, the parent has to sacrifice a little by maybe driving little johnny across town to a better school, but if you value an education, these are the sacrifices parents make. Although like the author points out, no reason to have your well educated kids going to a shitty school, just so they can help out a few kids who may or may not want help. Maybe little johhny wants to deal drugs and carry a gun instead of getting a high school diploma. No amount of smart suburban kids is going to change that.

swang 13y ago
Yes, until interdistrict fighting occurs and one district decides to end the brain drain by refusing any further transfers, forcing families to move districts so they can go into better ones. So, open enrollment: great in theory. Not as real in practice.
ScottWhigham 13y ago
The district 3 miles from my house in Texas believes in open enrollment, at $10,000 per child. Ha. Look, it's all fine to buy into marketing materials and campaign promises but at a certain point in your life you need to recognize those for what they are...
- at-fates-hands 13y ago
  This is where the parents have to figure out how valuable a good education is. Some will make the sacrifices for their kids and some won't. My parents weren't rich, but when we moved into a different school district in high school, they paid tuition to the school district we lived in so I could remain with my friends and finish at the same school I started. They drove me to and from school everyday so that I could attend the same school before we moved. They made sacrifices so I could still get a good education.

swang 13y ago

Yes, until interdistrict fighting occurs and one district decides to end the brain drain by refusing any further transfers, forcing families to move districts so they can go into better ones. So, open enrollment: great in theory. Not as real in practice.

ScottWhigham 13y ago

The district 3 miles from my house in Texas believes in open enrollment, at $10,000 per child. Ha. Look, it's all fine to buy into marketing materials and campaign promises but at a certain point in your life you need to recognize those for what they are...

at-fates-hands 13y ago
This is where the parents have to figure out how valuable a good education is. Some will make the sacrifices for their kids and some won't. My parents weren't rich, but when we moved into a different school district in high school, they paid tuition to the school district we lived in so I could remain with my friends and finish at the same school I started. They drove me to and from school everyday so that I could attend the same school before we moved. They made sacrifices so I could still get a good education.