[nnopepe]

Why do they opt for such a silly scheme over improving the quality of local schools?

[munk-a]

In a lot of parts of America school funding comes from local taxes so regions would need to band together to provide consistent funding across districts (which would cause the richer districts to lose funding money which pisses off rich people).

[geraldwhen]

Funding has nothing to do with the schools. A single disruptive student can shut down a class.

Within a school district, teachers are assigned. They rarely get the school they want. So for any given school, an entire district has the same pool of teachers. And yet some schools are much worse than others.

[mcv]

Yes, but why not change that system in order to provide more equal funding, instead of resorting to bussing?

[Rebelgecko]

Improving the quality of the schools wouldn't necessarily lead to people volunteering to desegregate themselves.