New APS Elementary Boundaries

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If that's the report it doesn't address the question at all. We want to look at how ED students do based on the concentration of poverty at their schools. That's what research says matters.

Also, just looking at PreK vs. non-PreK is weird when APS PreK is largely only for ED families. The non-preK families likely all did PreK outside of APS. That's why they test better, and that's not surprising.

Plus this study is 10 years old.

+1

The Fairfax study tries to address the relevant question.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If that's the report it doesn't address the question at all. We want to look at how ED students do based on the concentration of poverty at their schools. That's what research says matters.

Also, just looking at PreK vs. non-PreK is weird when APS PreK is largely only for ED families. The non-preK families likely all did PreK outside of APS. That's why they test better, and that's not surprising.

Plus this study is 10 years old.

+1

The Fairfax study tries to address the relevant question.

Plus the real HS graduation rate is apparently not that impressive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If that's the report it doesn't address the question at all. We want to look at how ED students do based on the concentration of poverty at their schools. That's what research says matters.

Also, just looking at PreK vs. non-PreK is weird when APS PreK is largely only for ED families. The non-preK families likely all did PreK outside of APS. That's why they test better, and that's not surprising.

Plus this study is 10 years old.

+1

The Fairfax study tries to address the relevant question.

Plus the real HS graduation rate is apparently not that impressive.

“Real” ? What does that mean?