Class Struggles: Thursday January 10, 12-1 p.m.

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Midday_011013_Hr_1_DiverseSchoolsDilemma.mp3

In gentrified city neighborhoods across America, including Baltimore, many middle-class parents face a crucial question: Should we send our kids to a public school, a private school or a charter school -- or should we just move to the suburbs? Where can children get a good education in a racially and economically diverse setting, and how important is that? Education policy expert Michael J. Petrilli faced that question and has written a book about what he calls "The Diverse Schools Dilemma." Petrilli, a former education official under George W. Bush, is executive vice president at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, an education think tank. He lives in Maryland.