If school choice (US here) became the norm and people could choose where they wanted to go, vs the current standard of attendance being based on where you live, how would that work? Basically, if everyone wants school X, and obviously school X can’t accommodate everyone, how will it work? Obviously not everyone would choose X; some want Y for location, others want Z for certain programs, but in general..?
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>Basically, if everyone wants school X, and obviously school X can’t accommodate everyone, how will it work?
I’m from a country where school choice is normal:
The school will establish some selection mechanism, usually based on distance, social situation of the parents (poor parents get priority as rich parents are expected to be able to find alternatives more easily), special needs (like a school being the only one able to accomodate for some disability, or a problematic social background) and also simply random chance.
This purposely prevents “elite schools” from forming, by being forced to accept everyone as these rules apply for private schools as well (and the money must be a percentage of the income of the parents)
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