In Districts With Lots of Choice, Simplifying Enrollment Is Not So Easy

Education Week: Creating a single-enrollment system for district and charter schools is touted by many K-12 policymakers and researchers as a way to streamline and make more equitable the school application process in cities fragmented by school choice. But getting buy-in from parents can be another story—one that's currently playing out on both sides of the country.

Both Boston and Oakland, Calif., have proposed plans to combine all district and charter schools into a single application process, and in both cities, proponents are facing pushback from some parents.

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