The article below contains a very interesting proposal and I think its time that people start thinking outside the box about how things are done in CNY. Sadly, there are too many people unwilling to try something new and yet wonder why things don't get better.
Reading through the comments on this article you begin to realize just how bigoted and closed minded people are, referring to students in the SCSD as "hood rats" and "hoodlums." As someone who graduated from the district I take serious offense to these depictions and also would like to point out that these are the type of people who don't take the time to do research and realize that what he proposes would in fact make a difference.
Over the last 20 years it has become clear, through deep research, that mixing income levels raises all boats, not just those of the disadvantaged. For those who comment saying that allowing city residents into suburban schools would increase problems and decrease the education level have not read the many reports pointing to the fact that low income students who have the ability to attend a better district tend to over perform, providing them a better opportunity to move up the economic ladder. This has been the guiding view of urban planners since the housing dispute in Yonkers in the 1990s. It has been repeated throughout the country, placing public housing in better neighborhoods and allowing for porous school district borders has only helped to improve neighborhoods, not reverse fortunes for those already succeeding.
Will this proposal be enough? Probably not, but it at least starts a much needed discussion. The only problem that arises is that it would need the buy-in of the very same people who seem to look upon city residents as a lower class of citizen. These are the same people who want I-81 rebuilt, not understanding how it would further tear apart neighborhoods, leading to the same issues they constantly complain about, just to save 2 minutes on their commute.
I guess what I am trying to say to those in the suburbs is: Understand that you can make a serious difference in our greater community by being open to change.