Selective admissions were scrapped. Every child got a lottery number instead. Schools adopted targets to admit certain numbers of disadvantaged children. Parents led the effort.
Middle schools in a section of northwest Brooklyn saw significant improvement in socioeconomic integration. Friendships emerged across income lines with no major exodus of middle-class and white families from public schools.
The district used categories like homelessness, English learners, and low-income families to diversify student bodies legally, avoiding the legal challenges associated with using race for integration.
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