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But Ms. Williams-Bolar and thousands of other urban mothers who have participated in these urban-suburban transfer programs over the last 50 years knew that.

Amy Stuart Wells: No Superman in Suburbia Amy Stuart Wells 2011

Indeed, in 2004, hundreds of students in an affluent suburban St. Louis high school walked out of class to protest efforts to end the urban-suburban school choice plan.

Amy Stuart Wells: No Superman in Suburbia Amy Stuart Wells 2011

As their court orders are lifted and funds become tighter, several of these urban-suburban transfer plans are being phased out, while charter schools enjoy the political and financial backing of donors anxious to be superheroes to poor children.

Amy Stuart Wells: No Superman in Suburbia Amy Stuart Wells 2011

One study of the urban-suburban school choice plan in Hartford found that graduates of this program were far more likely to work in fields in which blacks or Latinos have historically been underrepresented.

Amy Stuart Wells: No Superman in Suburbia Amy Stuart Wells 2011

More specifically, the evidence on the impact of these eight urban-suburban school choice programs is far more optimistic than that on charter schools.

Amy Stuart Wells: No Superman in Suburbia Amy Stuart Wells 2011

But Ms. Williams-Bolar and thousands of other urban mothers who have participated in these urban-suburban transfer programs over the last 50 years knew that.

Amy Stuart Wells: No Superman in Suburbia Amy Stuart Wells 2011

More specifically, the evidence on the impact of these eight urban-suburban school choice programs is far more optimistic than that on charter schools.

Amy Stuart Wells: No Superman in Suburbia Amy Stuart Wells 2011

From Rochester, New York to St. Louis, and Boston to East Palo Alto, California, parents, students and educators have been trying to keep these unique urban-suburban school choice programs alive absent the national attention and support charter schools have received.

Amy Stuart Wells: No Superman in Suburbia Amy Stuart Wells 2011

Indeed, in 2004, hundreds of students in an affluent suburban St. Louis high school walked out of class to protest efforts to end the urban-suburban school choice plan.

Amy Stuart Wells: No Superman in Suburbia Amy Stuart Wells 2011

One study of the urban-suburban school choice plan in Hartford found that graduates of this program were far more likely to work in fields in which blacks or Latinos have historically been underrepresented.

Amy Stuart Wells: No Superman in Suburbia Amy Stuart Wells 2011