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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They sort of tossed the baby out with the bath water. This is one piece of the old system I agree needs re-added as they would help ensure the absolute top kids from a given school are the ones selected for that school. [/quote]

A test could do that better than recommendations.[/quote]

We’ll agree to disagree. I’d agree if so many families in the area weren’t prepping for the test. But since they do, a teacher who has observed the kids day in day out is my preference Vs a test some prep for and some don’t. [/quote]

People prep for the SAT and peer reviewed studies show that the SAT score is about the best predictor we have of academic performance at the high end of academic achievement.
https://opportunityinsights.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/SAT_ACT_on_Grades.pdf

So on the one hand I have peer reviewed research and on the other hand, you've got your gut feelings and preferences (which coincidentally favor white kids).[/quote]

The difference being EVERYONE prepares for the SAT. That is the process. It is far from universal for 7th and 8th grade kids to take weekend or evening prep classes to try to get an edge on a magnet entrance test. Nor should it be.  [/quote]

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