There is no such thing as a &quot;good school district.&quot; In D.C. there is a neighborhood called Capitol Hill. The local elementary school is Brent. 5-10 years ago, rich people would never have sent their kids to that school. It was 80% low-income, and the test scores were terrible. The area has dramatically gentrified over the last several years, and now it&#x27;s one of the best schools in the city (and less than 15% low-income). Nothing changed about the school or the teachers--what changed is how much money the students parents&#x27; have.<p>The problem in the U.S. isn&#x27;t that we have &quot;good schools&quot; and &quot;bad schools.&quot; It&#x27;s that we have extreme segregation along racial and economic lines. Our policies create pockets of schools that are 90% low-income (and usually a similar percentage black or hispanic). It&#x27;s a symptom of a society with extreme segregation and wealth inequality, not a cause.