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It Makes You Wonder How You Keep From Going Under

By Kleinheider Posted on May 21, 2008 at 12:47 pm

Liz Garrigan interviews private school teacher, Alan Coverstone on his run for school board and his controversial decision to send his oldest child, who is zoned for H.G. Hill Middle School, to a private school:

Had we gotten in the lottery, he would have gone there. The reality of the situation is, by working at MBA, I have the opportunity for my kid to go to a school that I could never have gone to, to learn from great colleagues I respect and maybe even to teach my own kids. And the best preparation to inspire him for that transition was at University School. I never thought he would get in because maybe it’s a two-year gig. [Because he’s on staff at MBA, Coverstone’s two sons are eligible to enroll in MBA free of charge once they reach the seventh grade.] So that’s it.

Alan Coverstone discussed his decision on his now dormant personal blog but the entry seems to have conveniently disappeared.

UPDATE:  The extended version

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2 Responses to “It Makes You Wonder How You Keep From Going Under”

  1. Martin Kennedy writes
    May 21st, 2008 2:18 pm

    The relavent question is not where Mr. Coverstone has decided to send his own children, rather it is whether candidate Coverstone is committed to expanding choice for all families in Metro. Via his choice, and the choices made by many more affluent members of our city, they are saying that the non-public schools are preferable, so preferable that they are willing to incur a cost in order to opt out of the public system.

    So, does he favor choice or the monopoly system where we see socio-economic segregation?

    Perhaps the candidate would like to speak to that… perhaps in this forum.

  2. Phil Schoggen writes
    July 6th, 2008 5:53 pm

    Alan: I wonder what you will say about the fact that public schools must accept all enrollees, including those with disabilities, qualifying for free lunches, etc. but private schools can pick and choose their students and siphon off the “best” students and their concerned parents for the private schools, not the public schools.

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