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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I do agree that in PP's hypothetical the DC government would be sued through the nose (and lose) if it intentionally cut off electricity for citizens who live in Ward 8. Governments can't discriminate like that.

But as others are pointing out, DCPS policies are doing nothing to create the unfortunate, low scholastic aptitude for many students in the city. [/quote]

well we don't know that do we? it's not about "scholadtic aptitude" but the quality and amount of resources distributed.

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Now you can't be serious. That isn't happening in DC.[/quote]

Gah. See. This is a problem. People have a really wacked lack of understanding of the facts.

That PP must assume that since white kids have higher scores, they must be getting something secret from DCPS that no one else is getting. Ugh.[/quote]

Ok, show me your facts. The Washington Post article stated that poor/minority schools get disproportionately less or worse resources. How does DC measure up? You can't just say "nope not happening here."[/quote]

LMGTFY

http://dcpsdatacenter.com/budget_process.html

"So How Do You Calculate My School’s Allocation?

Great question! One of the challenges in the budget development process is ensuring that the needs of individual schools are being met within the DCPS budget development process. No two schools serve the exact same population. Even if the schools have the same number of students, a variety of factors affects the allocation from which a school can build its budget. Those factors include the number of students receiving special education services or the number of early childhood programs it offers. If those numbers change, the budget allocation also changes. DCPS accounts for the following when calculating initial school budget allocations each year:

Projected student enrollment;
Special education student population;
English Language Learner (ELL) student population;
Free and Reduced-Price Meals (FARM)eligible students;
School configuration (Elementary School, K-8 or 6-12 Model School, Middle School, or High School);
Teacher-to-student ratios by grade configurations;
Specialty school status;
Non-Personnel Spending (NPS); and
Per-pupil funding minimum."

Read this:  http://www.dcpsschoolbudgetguide.com/fy17_budget_guide.pdf  It shows you all the items in a school budget and all of the resources geared solely to underperforming schools and students.[/quote]

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