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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]True that an adult immigrant who chooses to come here is different than a single teenaged mom who is seemingly stuck in generational poverty.

I think the point is that poverty does not have to equal educational failure.

As a society, wouldn't we all benefit by helping our fellow citizens out of poverty by offering guidance to help prioritize the care of children? Wouldn't that be a great place to start?

Through that, we'd be forced to look at all kinds of issues plaguing our city and therefore the care of our children: drug addiction, no job skills, illiteracy, violence, inadequate housing, poor nutrition, etc.

Come on, there has to be a shift in focus...to children.  [/quote]

Yes, looking at poverty would be a great place-- as well as the logical place -- to start.  The current education leaders in DC would say that is exactly  where they started.  They just erred badly in believing that determined (but not necessarily trained) teachers are the one way out of of poverty.  The deal was, because of the teachers' dedication and their fervent belief that all children can succeed, (irrespective of issues outside of school), the children's DC-CAS scores would rise very quickly to proficient and the problem would be solved.

These leaders are still in charge of education in DC.  [b]Why is that[/b]?[/quote]

Because as misguided as some (though not all) may be, they're still light years beyond what existed before them.[/quote]

Even if it were true, it's no reason to keep incompetents.

But it's not true.  DC kids were improving slowly (score-wise) before reform and continue to improve slowly -- as a group -- while the achievement gap actually has widened during the reform years.  Now the gap may be something Reformers can't address -- but they were sure they could and they didn't.

Also cheating was blatant and millions were spent on programs that put money into the pockets of consultants and have done nothing to improve education.

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