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A THREAD w/ something for everybody: desegregation, schools, childcare, & transportation!
Ann Arbor Public Schools (AAPS) didn't desegregate til the 1980's. Most of the process would be familiar if you’ve seen desegregation anywhere: Busing, awkwardly drawn boundaries, etc. 1/
Ann Arbor Public Schools (AAPS) didn't desegregate til the 1980's. Most of the process would be familiar if you’ve seen desegregation anywhere: Busing, awkwardly drawn boundaries, etc. 1/
The story of my kids' school(s) is unique in Ann Arbor, though it has happened elsewhere. For this section of the city, there used to be 4 elementary schools, 2 majority white, north of Eisenhower, and 2 majority Black, south of Eisenhower. 2/
Like most places, school segregation is inseparable from housing segregation. The majority Black schools were in majority Black neighborhoods (now more mixed, but still majority BIPOC and/or immigrant), and the majority white schools were in majority white neighborhoods. 3/
Among the many flaws in podcast #nicewhiteparents - this is the weirdest perhaps: that NYC white parents don’t care about class size or better reading instruction etc. & if they did @NYCSchools wd have them nytimes.com/2020/08/20/pod… 
Another flawed assumption: @SuccessCharters white kids are treated exactly the same as Black kids "Success is equal. Everyone is treated the same" & "they make special accommodations for kids with special needs" @FatimaFarax would contest both claims. nytimes.com/2020/08/13/pod…
Here are top priorities of NYC parents 2007-2019 acc to @NYCSchools surveys:class size always #1 until DoE included CBO preK & D75 parents responses - which have smaller classes by law. Of course no reason any parents shd have to choose betw small classes & enrichment, arts etc.
Thread / rant: school board meetings where people invoke how much residents pay for housing when talking about their right to demand (_insert demand here_) from the local public school system. /1
Children are entitled to a good education b/c THEY EXIST, not because their parents pay a lot for housing. Think about the inverse - kids in lower-priced areas deserve less? renters? families who are behind on their taxes? families who inherited their homes? transfer students? /2
I get it - people who can afford it buy expensive homes for "better" districts, and they want to be able to make demands. By all means, demand a great education for your kids. But do it because *all* kids deserve a great education. Not because you paid a lot for your house. /3
