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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's amazing to me that the myth of "more money is spent on ward 3" is so resilient, when it's never been even remotely true.  Disadvantaged kids get more money allocated to them than any other student.

Part problem with high-disadvantaged schools is the WAY the money is being spent on education.  But I don't blame DCPS for it, really -- those kids need even MORE money spent on them.  Their curriculum needs to be different, too.  It's a huge problem that must be addressed on the federal level, to increase spending on these kids throughout the country.

The myth that Ward 3 kids get more money must also be part of the problem -- there's some kind of mental block that is preventing some people from seeing the truth.[/quote]

Really?  different curriculum?  What are you thinking?  7 hours of remediation?[/quote]

Not the PP and I wouldn't agree that 7 hours of remediation is needed, but certainly some remediation is needed.  If they can't read, write or do math then the remaining options of what you can do with them are going to be pretty damn limited.  And, one wonders, WTF was going on in preschool and elementary if they still can't read, write or so very basic math.  Stronger intervention needs to happen early on, while kids are still young.  For many disadvantaged kids, they probably also could use instruction/mentoring on basic life skills, ethics, values and social skills - since they probably aren't getting that from parents, family and siblings - the things that the rest of us take for granted.  That ends up being a specialized curriculum one way or another.[/quote]

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