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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Agree with PP, everyone wants to have a kumbaya school with all kinds of socioeconomic diversity, unfortunately schools cannot meet both needs of the impoverished & upper middle class students. Eventually one will overtake the other. The black mother in the article recognizes that. It’s a sad state of affairs but DCPS truly needs to recognize the needs of each community will be different. A Deal for everyone was the stupidest campaign slogan Bowser ever came up with, every damn body can’t, won’t and doesn’t need a Deal because their communities vary. It’s akin to laser surgery, there is no one size fits all model. This is why many put their children in private school. [/quote]

I could not disagree more. We're at a diverse Hill school and the school serves all kids. [/quote]

What program is your child in?[/quote]

Sorry, I mean we are at a different school, not Tyler![/quote]

Okay, then is your family high SES, middle class, low SES? Because I have a feeling you are not a low SES family and you are discounting people's feelings and experiences based on your perception. We were a Tyler family and I 100% understand why some of the families at Tyler felt like their program (creative arts- not immersion) was put by the wayside. Because it was. Tyler did not serve ALL families. And I'd place bets that the immersion families at Tyler would say it does. But it doesn't. And this is coming from a high SES, white family that was part of their immersion program.[/quote]

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