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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's all a beautiful argument, but there's no way to call it anything other than what it is: a way to white-wash the classrooms.  And, I get it, that's fine. Would I rather you take your kid and $s out of DCPS and go private or charter? No. It's not an either/or proposition, it's just an us/them solution - and you're right, $s for the school is $s for the school, but it would be great if that meant an equal amount would be spent on each child, or better yet, MORE Would be spent on the kids that need more, which aren't the Mandarin-immersion kids.

I'm not sure what the solution is, because this is the same problem in every other public school EOTP: gotta have a hook or it's too hard to justify sending kiddo in.  To that end, is it the best solution? Mandarin just seems like the LAST thing they should be using to differentiate.  Spanish, French, literally any other language will make it easier for the lower-SES parent to access, so perhaps this is what makes it seem so unpalatable.  
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+1billion.  [/quote]

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