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[quote=Anonymous]Great analysis, and thank you. But what about the uniforms???

Kidding, kidding.

But to be serious, let me ask you this. Suppose I am white or black or yellow or whatever, but I meet all the bullet points for whiteness above.

And suppose we are discussing a hypothetic school that is 100 percent low income or non white or whatever descriptor we are using, where the kids all score terribly on the standardized tests.

And suppose I agree with your prediction that my "functionally white" kid will destroy the tests because we read at home and all that good stuff.

Let's also assume that I have money and thus options. I an afford to move, pay private, whatever.

Notwithstanding that I fully believe that my kid will do well anywhere, why on earth would I send my kid to the lower performing school, if I had a choice?

For years now, everyone has known that "white" (defined as you do above) kids do well wherever they go in DCPS. But why send your kid to a school with many struggling students when you could afford to send them to a school with few or no struggling students?

Also, seeing as you are an economist, you should consider the prisoners' dilemma that is unfolding here at the grade 5 to 6 transition, which to me is the most interesting thing about this whole conversation.

Thanks again for a carefully researched thread starter. 
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