
Parents choose 'diverse by design' schools
"Diverse by design" schools are catching on, writes Kate Rix on the Hechinger Report. In Dallas, "50/50" schools try enroll an even mix of students from middle-class and lower-income areas. Race and ethnicity are not used as factors. Instead, "half of the students admitted must live in one of Dallas’ socioeconomically disadvantaged census blocks, while the other half are drawn from more affluent areas." Students may live outside district boundaries. Last year, Dallas Independ