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Kate Crawford
Sep 23, 2026
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On Tuesday we wrote about our decision to send our son to our neighborhood public school, and many of you had questions! We’re working on answering some of them, so if there’s anything you’d like to know, feel free to ask in the comments here.

Why I send my kid to low-income urban public schools

Matthew Yglesias
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Sep 22
Why I send my kid to low-income urban public schools

I disagree with Nikole Hannah-Jones about a lot of issues, but I thought her recent piece about her regrets over sending her daughter to her poor-performing local public school rather than acting like most parents and deploying her financial means to maximize school quality was extremely well-written, emotionally affecting, and honest.

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