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They want to have more diversity in the magnets.  One of the things recommended was to change the admissions criteria to achieve this.  This was discussed in the other thread.

starting from here: 
http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/60/547680.page[/quote]

Changing the admissions criteria does not necessarily mean lowering the standards. Why do you assume that it does?[/quote]

You have been doing this circular questioning all day long. Tell us how do you propose to increase URM representation in an equitable way without disregarding the test scores? Because by scores alone, there are not enough Latinos and Blacks.[/quote]

DCUM is starting with the following assumptions:

1. The current admissions process is admitting the best-qualified applicants.
2. Everybody who is qualified to go to the HGC is applying to the HGC.

I think that both of these assumptions are false.[/quote]

OK, then in your opinion, who is "qualified" to be in HGC?  Everyone who wants to try it?  Should it be like FFX AAP where they admit like 10 to 15%?  Then it won't be "highly gifted", it would be "academically advanced".  I prefer they keep it top 2 to 3% rather than like AAP.   I have one in HGC, and one that probably won't make it, and that's fine.

The second point - some who are qualified don't *want* to apply.  Others, maybe the parents don't bother reading the papers that come home; listening to the robocalls that talk about special programs -- they are all done in English and Spanish.  So, they don't bother to read or listen to the messages, so MCPS wants to what -- go door to door?  [/quote]

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