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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]AAP isn’t tracking. It’s segregation. [/quote]

This is such a stupid post.[/quote]

I agree with the PP. It seems more like a workaround for segregation based on SES.[/quote]

That would only be the case at Title 1 or near Title 1 schools and in that case you are talking about families that cannot afford to buy in higher SES schools so more of a poor and slightly less poor or slightly less poor and lower middle class.

My friends who could afford a bigger house in an area with a Title 1 school moved to an area that was more solidly MC with a smaller FARMs population and accepted a larger house payment because they wanted better schools and realized that the Title 1 school was not going to meet their kids needs.

[b]MC and UMC families are not buying houses in Title 1 and near Title 1 schools. [/b]Or if they do, they send their kids to private schools with the money they save on the mortgage. Most of the parents who are complaining about kids with 140 test scores not being accepted into AAP are likely in MC or UMC schools that are pretty solid. There will be exceptions to that rule, of course, but for the most part the people complaining are more upset that there are some schools were kids with lower scores are being accepted into AAP while kids with higher scores in their schools are not accepted.

Economic segregation already happens, AAP is not really playing that role. [/quote]

The bolded point is flat out wrong.  My kids' Title I school has about 45% FARMS.  The other 55% is mostly middle and upper middle class families.  A lot of MC people prioritize house size and commute over great schools ratings.   Or they bought well before they had kids and weren't paying attention to schools.   [/quote]

And that is on them. They have the money to move if they want. I had friends who choose to move and I had one friend who was desperately trying to get her kid into AAP or a magnate program. If you choose a larger house over the quality of your school, that is on you. I have no real sympathy. [/quote]

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