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[quote=Anonymous][quote=shan1212]I have various thoughts about this.

First, test scores are basically just a measure of socioeconomic demographics. So shame on us for hyper-segregating schools, letting them be over 90% economically disadvantaged, and then saying, gee, why aren't you performing just like some affluent suburb? Huh, must be your subpar teachings, that must be it . . .

So I say, yes, let's stop hyper-segregating schools. Let's make sure no child attends a hypersegregated school.

But should the onus be on those students to lose their neighborhood schools, their longtime teachers? They should have to travel long distances to attend school outside of their community when they already face so many disadvantages? That's not the right solution either.

It takes a nuanced, realistic approach. Ideally we'd provide attractive programming at every school, and give preference to students helping schools achieve more balanced demographics (it's illegal to make those decisions based solely on race, but you can set up "minority to majority" enrollment policies, so that someone who would increase demographic diversity is given preference over someone who wouldn't). We need to provide space for these students to opt in to programs at already high performing schools, and foster a community, we're all in this together spirit that will counter NIMBYism and resource hoarding among those who already at "elite" schools. [/quote]

There aren't enough students on grade level in DCPS to spread around in order to bring every school up to par, and that's assuming that a family wouldn't just send their kid to private rather than have them commute from Chevy Chase to Ballou. [/quote]

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