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[quote=Anonymous]"But we are talking about poverty, the kind of poverty that ruins most kids' chances before they are even born. Why don't they get back to focusing on early education and social programs and if they are going to tinker with schools, DON'T BREAK the schools that are functioning when it is pretty much certain not to help anyone and to hurt that 37% at Wilson, that 23% at Deal, and the other AA and Latino kids at those schools because yes, diversity is a good thing, as long as it does not destroy education. And helping disadvantaged kids is a good thing."

There was a study out just this week about the large percentage of elementary schools (namely low income kids) who are under high amounts of stress due to their adverse circumstances, and behavioral therapy implemented in some Early Start programs that seems very successful in addressing the behavioral problems that these kids have.  It would make far more sense for DCPS to put these types of programs into the high % FARMS schools then it would to shuffle the FARMS kids around the city, dismantling successful neighborhood schools in the process and pushing professional families out of the city.[/quote]

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