How LeBron James' new public school is the first of its kind

Re:How LeBron James' new public school is the first of its kind by danans on Wednesday August 01, 2018 @01:13PM (#17664522)

Non-charter/magnet publicly funded schools cannot select/reject children based on their demographics or aptitude. The most they can do is have a preference based on locality or the presence of a sibling in the school - which can and does introduce its own selection bias.

Ultimately, the public school system has to serve students who have been excluded from more selective schools, otherwise you end up as a society where the most basic education is a privilege instead of a right.

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Re:How LeBron James' new public school is the first of its kind by pbreit on Wednesday August 01, 2018 @11:58PM (#17669146)

I don’t see how that prevents them from improving education.

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Re:How LeBron James' new public school is the first of its kind by danans on Friday August 03, 2018 @12:36PM (#17681294)

If you can select students who come from more better environments (magnet/charter schools), you don't need to spend a considerable amount of resources to manage/treat the social issues that accompany students from worse environments. The latter is what public schools that serve poorer communities have to deal with.

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