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Parents fight how schools assigned
- 05-24-2010
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By Jill Tucker and Rachel Gordon/San Francisco Chronicle
A group of San Francisco parents is hoping to take the fight over the school assignment system to the ballot box this fall, starting a petition drive that would require the district to let students attend the school closest to home. How San Francisco Unified assigns students to schools has long been a battleground among parents and politicians. The school board recently adopted a new system that would consider proximity to a school, but not as the top priority. The new assignment policy would give first pick (after siblings and those attending public preschool at the select school) to students living in census tracts where test scores are low. (more...)
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