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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My understanding is that very few people left.  The schools that were struggling generally had smaller classes and alot more resources than the "succussful schools".  [/quote]

Resources and success are two different things.  Yes, my local Title 1 school has smaller class sizes but less than 70 percent of students are passing reading and math proficiency tests - even less if you factor in results by race.  And less than 50 percent passing state science proficiency exams in the 5th grade.  These are horrendous results if you consider this is at the elementary school level.  The school is NOT improvIng year over year - it's getting worse.  School choice at least put some pressure on the school to improve or lose student population.  Now local kids have nowhere to go.  It's a terrible predicament for those who can't afford to move and/or afford private schools.  What the County - and State - is essentially telling those of us at these schools is that we are screwed.  It's disgraceful and essentially fences us off, with no options.  [/quote]

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