CTMirror
Dec 10, 2014
Jacqueline Rabe Thomas
http://ctmirror.org/thousands-pass-on-school-choice-lottery-despite-robust-options/


Despite robust options, thousands pass on school-choice lottery


Just one in four students in Grades 3 through 7 attending Hartford schools entered the lottery for a seat at a regional magnet or a suburban public school last school year, according to a recent study by Trinity College.

And while families gave the Mirror several reasons they remain in city schools, a new study shows major disparities in which types of students enter the lottery and which do not.


"... too few Hartford-region children in foster care enter the lottery. Of the hundreds in foster care living in Hartford, 55 were attending magnet or nearby suburban schools though the Open Choice program.

“They are definitely underrepresented,” said (Center for Children's Advocacy executive director Martha)Stone.



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