Well, this is all true. For me, the issue is less "sorting based on racial and economic lines also leads to worse school segregation and less integration" and more that DC officials are actually knowledgable about and responsible for this state of affairs. In the guise of expanded "choice," DC has allowed this segregated PUBLICLY FUNDED system (and school) to thrive all the while KNOWING that it is segregated and that its promotion contributes to more segregation. The US dept. of ed has repeatedly taken on cases around civil rights violations at BASIS DC. The support of DC officials in the face of that and the clearly stated intent of differentiation by this school makes me wonder if a lawsuit against DC is also in order.
Well, this is all true. For me, the issue is less "sorting based on racial and economic lines also leads to worse school segregation and less integration" and more that DC officials are actually knowledgable about and responsible for this state of affairs. In the guise of expanded "choice," DC has allowed this segregated PUBLICLY FUNDED system (and school) to thrive all the while KNOWING that it is segregated and that its promotion contributes to more segregation. The US dept. of ed has repeatedly taken on cases around civil rights violations at BASIS DC. The support of DC officials in the face of that and the clearly stated intent of differentiation by this school makes me wonder if a lawsuit against DC is also in order.