In the past, the general public tend to think the demand for non-governmental schools only comes from high-income urban families instead of low-income rural areas.

过去大家以为只有城市高收入家庭才会有对民办学校的需求，农村收入低，不会有民办学校出现。

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At the same time, they cannot enroll their children in city schools or benefit from many other public services until they have been officially acknowledged as permanent urban residents.

同时，他们不能把自己的孩子送到城市中去读书，或者享受城里其他的公共服务，直到他们身份转为永久城市居民为止。

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An increasing number of migrant children's entrance into public urban schools brings about changes in the educational environment and also some new problems.

随着越来越多的流动儿童进入城市公办学校就读，学校教育生态环境也在悄然发生变化，一些新的教育问题也随之产生。

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In public schools, the absentee rate was highest in urban schools and lowest in rural schools.

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In our case, the support of the mayor has been critical, and as one of the only large urban districts to adopt this change in governance of our schools, I believe that the District of Columbia public school system will be a model for urban school reform.

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