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SF school board members and parents spar over choice, neighborhood schools and equity; staff to run simulation models
Summary
Board members, staff and parents debated trade-offs among choice, neighborhood assignment, equity and predictability; staff will run simulations and return local data and model comparisons at upcoming meetings (Jan 29, Feb 12).
San Francisco Board of Education members and dozens of parents and community representatives debated how best to redesign the district’s student assignment system at an ad hoc committee meeting that combined a research briefing with extensive public comment.
Commissioners expressed differing priorities: some emphasized equity and diversity as top objectives, others favored preserving choice or neighborhood ties and predictability. The exchanges focused less on immediate votes than on defining the trade-offs staff should test in simulation models.
Several commissioners asked staff to run specific local analyses. Commissioner Yee asked for data that would…
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