About 15 years ago, the San Diego Unified School District set a big goal — to create a quality school in every neighborhood.

School district leaders were openly troubled by the fact that more than 40% of students and their families chose schools outside of their neighborhood. District officials vowed to change that with a plan called Vision 2020.

The superintendent at the time, Cindy Marten, described the goal in 2014.

“We don't want your kids on a bus for two hours every morning to get to a school across town,” Marten said. “We say there's no place like home, look in your own backyard."

Vision 2020 dominated district discussions for a decade, but now it’s hard to get anyone to talk about it.

By the Numbers

After years of trying to make schools that were losing families more attracti

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