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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The issue regarding poverty in schools is that when the percent of at risk students tips over a certain threshold, the school has little choice but to focus most resources on the needs of at risk kids.

We went through this in elementary. Zero issues with individual kids or families regardless of SES. But there came a point where our kid's needs weren't really being met because she was an outlier. We moved to a school with a smaller at risk percentage (not zero, just lower, with more families in our approximate income bracket). Her academic needs were better met, end of story.

It's not about fleeing poor students. It's about recognizing when a school's focus and aims don't align with yours.

You can sit around feeling guilty or wringing your hands over it. At the end of the day you look at your kid and try to find a school that makes sense for them.[/quote]

Did you move from a title 1 to non title 1? We are looking to make the same jump. We are at a title 1 that people like, but we have academic concerns.  [/quote]

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