Though idk if I can confirm the white flight phenomenon. If anything, I've lately seen white people in places I'd never have expected to see them in before (like getting off the Red line at 69th street) or walking around Bronzeville.

I don't really understand how the public school system works anymore. I do know there's this super complicated weighting system for the selective-enrollment schools that's tied to the area's racial and socio-economic breakdown combined with how well the kid does on certain standardized metrics. From talking to some parents, it just seems like a total PITA. Seems like the tracking starts a lot younger now than it did when I was in the school system, and unless you're lucky enough to live in an area with top-tier local elementary schools, you might be kinda screwed.

As for the closing of The Dita? I know there was a fire at one of the locations, but I heard they're in the process of shutting the whole thing down. I'm not entirely sure why. I just know it sucks.

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