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Re:What happened when Boston Public Schools tried for equity... by lacker on Monday September 24, 2018 @06:10PM (#18061912)
the more affluent white parents fled to the suburbs

it is overall a good thing for pretty much all parties

These two statements conflict with each other. If it was overall a good thing for all parties, you would not have people fleeing to good school districts.

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Re:What happened when Boston Public Schools tried for equity... by pas on Wednesday September 26, 2018 @06:01AM (#18074396)
There could have been other factors in the decisions of those. Suburbanisation probably happens with or without shuffling kids.
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