But in the late afternoon, the school district passed out the letter below, stating that there would be a lottery for kindergarten spots in the spring and that essentially there was no longer any need to wait in line, since all applications would have an equal chance of getting a spot. Passing by to walk my kids home, not long after the letter had been passed out, the reaction from parents in line ranged from confused and stunned to angry and distraught.
There's so much more I could say, on so many facets of this episode which has shone a huge spotlight on our neighborhood and on urban education in general. But I'm going to hold my tongue, because I'm sure that half of my comments will infuriate some, the other half will infuriate others, and all of them may compromise my ability to be involved in coming up with a solution. (Privately, I'm happy to blab all you want!) Stay tuned.
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This has brought me around to finally ask the question--how do you like Lea for Aaron? I've always been curious if Penn Alexander is "better" because it brings together children of educated parents or if the teachers are better of if you think it's better at all. Any comments/post about Lea would be appreciated. I know someone who is about to decide whether or not to send a child there.
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