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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It appears that the School Board is saying that the number of Hisoanic and Black students would not increase at TJ no matter which of the five admission models they chose.

So why not base admission to TJ on math scores? Why not have the students take the PSAT in 8th grade and leave it at that?[/quote]

I'm genuinely curious why it's so important to everyone to increase the number of Hispanic and Black students at TJ? If that's the goal, more intervention is needed at younger ages to get these marginal populations more prepared. You can't just arbitrarily say TJ isn't diverse enough so let's dumb it down by admitting kids who aren't prepared based on the color of their skin. This is not a finger-snap fix -- it will take years to close the achievement gap. Moreover, that's no reason to close down TJ.[/quote]

The under representation is what brought about the Young Scholars program, but it never worked. AAP and TJ are still largely Asian and Caucasian. [/quote]

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