Many parents, you could offer all types of choices, and they're going to choose what is most convenient.

Presently, we have very little choice for some parents. It's one thing to say you have choice, and then there's no capacity in the schools they might select.

There has been confusion among parents in terms of what they are applying for. Hopefully, this will be clarified.

The same resources are not equal in the same schools. Parents should have choices.

It is a question of whether children should have to pay the price for their parents' choices. Children are an investment in our future, and you want to invest in their health and well-being.

I think most parents are satisfied with the neighborhood schools. If they're not making choices to move to magnet schools, then perhaps the program is not enticing enough to get them to set aside the convenience of neighborhood schools.... For example, bus rides (to magnet schools) are over 45 minutes each way. It is a great impediment to people making that choice.