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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are public schools in Virginia and elsewhere that have test-based admissions and tracking - the precedent exists in many schools around the nation - why not in DC?[/quote]

Magnate high schools have different rules than public elementary schools, charter or no charter. Tracking has historically been used in a racist and discriminatory fashion in the U.S. and in the DelMarVa area in particular. Good for Sela for not trying the non-immersion track approach. I went and looked at YY threads - and this is the one thing that people complained about the most. [/quote]

I am white and I was tracked into the lower tracks for 3 years of my schooling. I am in favor of ability grouping with the caveat that full supports be given to those in the lower "tracks" with frequent re-assessments so that students can be moved to higher "tracks" when ready. Differentiated instruction is a joke IMO and often leaves many students behind. How is a teacher to effectively teach when the abilities of students differ vastly in same the classroom? [/quote]

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