
Choice integrates — and gentrifies
School choice encourages integration and gentrification in low-income, minority neighborhoods, writes Matt Barnum on Chalkbeat. “The ability to opt out of the neighborhood school increased the likelihood that a mostly black or Hispanic neighborhood would see an influx of wealthier residents,” concluded a national study that looked at magnets, charters, vouchers and open-enrollment options. ““Growing up in high-poverty neighborhoods can hurt kids,” writes Barnum. If more educa