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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Transplant_1][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Deal sounds like a disaster.[/quote]

It is not a disaster. I like the principal. But I do wish the academic standards were a bit higher.
My kids coasted at Deal. Then 9th grade at JR was even easier than 8th grade at Deal. Very frustrating.
Rigor comes in at JR only with APs unfortunately. I know private schools don’t like APs but I’m not sure how JR would manage without them. 
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OP here:  And thus why, I started this thread and asked why Jackson Reed's presentations don't present / barely present about APs.

From what I've picked up, APs have become the "anchor" for academic rigor across US public high schools, since colleges can't "trust" grades (as much as they used to?) because of grade inflation - for whatever reasons, to hide the acievement gap or to keep selective college bound kids/parents happy.  Well then, so be it - that's another debate.  But then, why doesn't Jackson Reed present on APs?

Why the focus on academies almost exclusively?[/quote]

Because DCPS has decided to spend $$$ on Academy Directors at all the high schools. These are high level director salaries. 3 at JR. Academies also fall under career and tech Ed which is flush with money these days. [b]The goal is to force every kid into an academy and make them complete the pathway [/b][/quote]

Someone is asserting this on multiple threads. How do you know this? I have two kids at JR--neither in an academy--and have not gotten this impression. [/quote]

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