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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]More charter school options with high academic standards are definitely welcome additions to the city, the demand appears to exceed the capacity of BASIS and Latin.  Our main issue with Latin was the distance - they are all the way across town, 45 minutes minimum by metro and bus, that's a big chunk of time out of the day for a student.

But the same questions come up - how can they actually expect to uphold high academic standards, when they will be faced with the same floodgate of incoming applicants hurling themselves at the lotteries - many of which will be DCPS refugees who are many grade levels behind and who've already become accustomed to low academic expectations and social promotion?  At least BASIS holds the expectations high with requirements for advancement, i.e. comprehensive exams.  Latin and the other schools on the other hand continue to suffer without any meaningful way to keep academic expectations high.[/quote]

No, Latin & Deal are not continuing to suffer.  Latin is on, what, its second graduating class and already has kids going into Ivies.  They're doing it without flushing 2/3 of the students who enter, which is to their credit.  Basis looks more and more like an enrichment scheme for its owners, and not an education institution that merits tax dollars.  Apparently you can have high standards, and still find an alternate path for students who are not in the top 10%.  I'm looking forward to the PCSB re-tooling Basis, which is what needs to happen if they're going to continue to receive public money for public education.[/quote]

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