The Globe examines the state of the elementary school system at the height of lottery season.
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By massmarrier
Fri, 03/18/2011 - 10:00am
Amazing stuff...and all too common. So many need to believe that their town/neighborhood is safe and superior, and can only do that by slamming others.
I think of suburbanites (and include WR residents) who said to me years ago upon learning our first son was in the Quincy School in Chinatown, "Oh, your child goes to school in the inner city?" The pity and disdain were absurd. I'd laugh, note that they had pools, gyms and classroom computers long before public or private schools, as well as a rigorous learning environment better than suburban schools.
I didn't mention that while the neighborhood was safe and well policed, Theater District hookers were about late at night.
It is astonishing how many folk stereotype to excuse their provincialism.
Not for nothing, but isn't the Lyndon also the whitest school
By Dan Farnkoff
Wed, 03/16/2011 - 9:28am
in the city? I looked at the demographics last year, but I couldn't find them just now. I had to go there one day for something and was sort of struck by the apparent lack of diversity among the students, relative to the overall BPS population.
That could be
By adamg
Wed, 03/16/2011 - 9:35am
And it was probably followed closely by the Kilmer, which, the last time I checked (a couple years ago), was 55% white.
Given the demographics of the surrounding neighborhood, though, when coupled with BPS's walk-zone and sibling preferences (kids with siblings in the school go to the head of the acceptance queue and kids within a mile of the school get extra lottery points), it's not really surprising.
Correction
By Jeff F
Wed, 03/16/2011 - 1:13pm
Sibling and walk-zone priority count equally, Adam. And only half of an incoming class's seats are subject to priority placement - the other half are filled by lowest lottery number, regardless of priority.
Ah, it's been a few years for me
By adamg
Wed, 03/16/2011 - 3:11pm
But it used to be that you could have a school with less than half the seats going to non-walk-zone kids if students in the school happened to have a lot of brothers and sisters.
Erroneous correction
By Sock_Puppet
Wed, 03/16/2011 - 3:24pm
According to the BPS website,
Siblings get in ahead of all walk zone and lottery winners. Siblings in the walk zone get in ahead of other siblings. Sibling preference is such a priority that having twins doubles your chances, as one may automatically follow the other, even if it overloads enrollment.
This could, in theory, account for 100% of available seats between siblings and walk zone.
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