78207: America’s Most Radical School Integration Experiment
“Only a few years into the experiment, the effort has reshaped the educational landscape and redefined the aspirations of its students and educators. The district’s diverse-by-design schools now have long lists of well-to-do families waiting for a seat to open up alongside students from working-class households and destitute neighborhoods. Families from the affluent communities on the city’s north and northwest sides are indeed now eagerly applying to share classrooms with families from the 78207. Student learning has accelerated — in both the new, marquee programs and existing schools.”