51.   Lawrence High School, the neighborhood school for Meadowmere Park, has a stellar reputation and its students often win prestigious science competitions and other awards.

52.   Lloyd and Lori Thacker of Portland, Ore., sent their elder son, Jacob, to a suburban neighborhood school.

53.   Many parents and community activists around Dixon were upset that reforms designed to improve their neighborhood school had helped destroy it.

54.   Neighborhood schools, as a result, were segregated in the same way.

55.   Most of of the students, or their parents, chose Westinghouse over their neighborhood school.

56.   Neighborhood schools foster more parent involvement, which fosters better academic performance, some said.

57.   Neighborhood schools have been closed and consolidated.

58.   My wife and I have three young children who until recently felt safe walking to and from our neighborhood school.

59.   Normally, someone cooperating with police would be formally ostracized, excluding them from praying with others or sending their children to neighborhood schools.

60.   Parents may choose neighborhood schools or citywide magnet schools, and about three-fourths get their first choice.