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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What are the program groupings for region 1?[/quote]

Brand new and not up online yet.  The changes I remember is that they are sending the criteria-based humanities program from BCC (bad) to Whitman (much worse), and that they are letting Einstein keep only the music part of the performing arts magnet (theater and dance at Northwood.)[/quote]

Einstein also has medical science and healthcare[/quote]

There’s no interest at Einstein to hold that magnet![/quote]
Speak for yourself. My kids would love that and as a parent of kids inbounds for Einstein, I think it’s a great switch![/quote]

That’s great for YOUR kid but majority of Einstein students are into the arts. Almost 700 students are enrolled into The Visual and Performing Arts Academy. A medical program will not survive there.[/quote]
Einstein has over 2,000 students. 700 is not “the majority” of 2,000.

Moreover, if there are resources dedicated to medical sciences, students interested in those things will enroll. It’s not like the other 1,300 kids at Einstein are also into arts and just didn’t get in to VAPA.[/quote]

Most students certainly weren’t forced to attend Einstein under the current model. Just like the Teachers Academy, the new program may attract some students, but it won’t be sustainable in the long run, which could lead to cuts or reduced resources. No one thinks it’s a bad idea for a program, but it’s unlikely to thrive at a school that’s renowned for its arts programs.[/quote]

This is using the classes already at Einstein.  It’s more for a CNA job vs doctors, nurses and researchers.  [/quote]

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