Improving Diversity and Equity in San Francisco School Choice

Explore a 53-minute lecture on improving diversity and equity in San Francisco's school choice system, presented by Stanford University's Irene Lo at IPAM's Mathematical Foundations for Equity in Transportation Systems Workshop. Delve into the challenges of school resegregation along racial and socioeconomic lines in the United States, despite desegregation efforts. Learn about Lo's collaboration with the San Francisco Unified School District to design a new student assignment policy aimed at promoting diversity, predictability, proximity, and equitable access. Gain insights into the policy design approach and its implications for transportation and equity in school systems. Discover how this innovative policy, approved in 2020 for implementation in the 2025-26 school year, addresses longstanding issues in educational equity and access.