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[quote=Anonymous]"Sixty-four percent of students admitted to TJHSST attend middle schools with Level 4 Advanced Academic Middle School Centers. Most of the centers have limited diversity, carrying minority populations that don't reflect the county's demographic makeup, the complaint says."

I don't think the complaint is stating that underqualified students should be admitted to TJ, but rather that something is unbalanced in the earlier years of identifying/prepping for Level 4 AAP.  Hispanic and African American kids don't lack smarts - there are socio-enonimic factors at play here.  One step that was taken to address this is introducing the NNAT (nonverbal, so no language issue) in first grade, but this was just implemented a couple of years ago.  N.VA is such a competive area and there are so many resources available to kids whose parents can afford it - enrichment programs, private preschool, tutoring, even test prep courses.  For families whose parents area working 2 or 3 jobs to make ends meet, these are luxuries out of reach.  I am a strong believer in investment in the very young - that is where is matters.  Its the early years where kids are either fast tracked or fall behind. [/quote]

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