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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] Interesting program on WPFW this morning that basically accused the DC gov of trumpeting metrics that merely showcase the performance gains caused by the reintroduction of high achievers (white kids) while pushing the legacy kids under the rug with extremely high percentages of functional illiteracy. They mentioned that out of the very few kids that actually transition to college (from at risk demographics) to UDC, near 100% require remedial education.  So what do they do they only include the metric “qualified or admitted for college” which simply means they got a rubber stamp from a broken high school.

[b]The handful of schools that have turned around have been exclusively nestled inside neighborhoods that have lost their soul[/b] and almost completely gentrified all while the high and middle school levels where the neighborhoods come together hasn’t changed much at all. I consider that last part telling.

We all talk about the improvements but what has actually improved? Is giving poor kids a piece of paper and focusing on the new middle class kids progress? [/quote]

Lost their soul because white people moved in? Really.[/quote]

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