Word: redesigns
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...system, part of Evans' redesign of the entire high school, mixes students up randomly and then balances the five houses at CRLS to achieve racial and socio-economic diversity, aiming to make the different sections of the school more equitable...
...When the redesign plan was passed last spring, randomization and choice had been a major bone of contention...
...that time, proponents of the redesign said eliminating choice--at least for a time--was key to evening out the houses, which were widely said to serve black and low-income students poorly...
Facing opposition from proponents of school choice, a provision limiting randomization to one year was an important political concession to prevent school choice from sinking the entire redesign package...
Lang says she can personally attest that the redesign has desegregated CRLS. Last year, Lang was in House A, which she says was one of the "whiter" houses with a reputation for better teachers and academics. Now, as a student in School 3, Lang says she has met a more diverse group of students...