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[quote=Anonymous][quote][quote=Anonymous]I have heard that a large group of parents from this MS are demanding an immediate meeting with Dr. Starr so that he can address serious issues in their school:  lack of rigor due to the philosophy that "all our kids take advanced level classes"/i.e. no differentiation, and lack of attention to safety issues.

I know I read about it somewhere but now I can't find the reference.  Does anyone have more details about this?[/quote][/quote]

How representative is Newport Mill as far as the lack of differentiation is concerned?  Isn't this fairly common?  DC is still in elementary school but from what I hear (and I know this is anecdotal) most of the kids in our neighborhood are in "advanced" classes.  This is often presented as evidence that the (green zone) middle school is rigorous but if nearly everyone takes advanced classes, they can't be rigorous because the teacher has too many ability groups to teach effectively.  
Our middle school used to have a GT track but I believe this has been phased out with the middle school reform changes.
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