The place of school in society
MACRO Roles
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School Choice
Voucher - While not yet legal in Missouri, they are used to transfer students into different districtts.
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Magnet Schools have selective acceptance and special curricula :
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Democratic equality
school is for the good of the public to produce good citizens 
Charter Schools are publicly funded, but run independently. They use alternative methods of instruction and must show success to stay funded. They are a lottery system of acceptance.
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Social Efficiency
Schools serve private sector and prepare people for future jobs
Kinds of Districts
Urban
Rich in libraries
There is a greater diversity of students.
Social mobility
There is a large gap between wealthy and poor
Education is an asset to accumulate to complete society
Rural
There are several teacher shortages in these schools.
Most of the population lives in poverty and in rural areas.
Suburban
They typically outperform both rural and urban students
They are steadily becoming more diverse
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