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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Number 3 is what we have in DC today, and it's' not really working. DCPS is still very segregated by race and the achievement gap is as wide as ever.

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DC is not "segregated."  Population demographics are different in different neighborhoods.  That's it.

I suppose one could describe demographic disparities based on racial categories, between nearby districts or zones, as "segregated" zones,[b] but that wouldn't mean anything other than people have decided to live in different zones for any number of reasons.[/b]  Plus, the word "segregation" would not really be an accurate descriptor for the phenomenon under discussion.[/quote]

#1 reason: Segregation of housing due to a history of gov't and financial institution policy.  Don't be pedantic, DC is extremely segregated.[/quote]

I agree our country has an unfortunate history of discriminating against black folks. However, I think it is safe to say that in DC and all over the rest of the country there are plenty of white folks who are priced out of the better neighborhoods. So are they segregated as well?

I also think today that this economic segregation is not the primary cause of the achievement gap at all especially in DC where there are tons of programs eager to help disadvantaged families. The gap has more to do with not valuing education and the word gap.[/quote]

There really are not that many programs. Schools with high poverty get a little bit more per student but it's not enough. People say this on DCUM all the time, that poor kids get tons of money thrown at them but it really isn't true. 
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