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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Really, you don't?  Because we now have decades of empirical research that demonstrates that poor kids do worse in school, have more behavioral problems as a group and less involved parents.

Nobody has a knee-jerk reaction to one such poor child.  A school comprised of 50% or more?  Different experience in the classroom.  I'm sorry that's painful to hear.
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I can see the logic in this, [b]but I also see counterexamples in this area where at least according to test results there is no tell-tale difference between kids with difference incomes.[/b] For instance you can scroll down and look at the test results for two completely opposite schools in the area, Bethesda Elementary with 6% FARMS: http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/regulatoryaccountability/glance/currentyear/schools/02401.pdf and Highland Elementary with 84% FARMS: http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/regulatoryaccountability/glance/currentyear/schools/02774.pdf  I did see that Highland won a blue ribbon this year so should I think of this as some kind of outlier or a possibility that it can be done?[/quote]

Have you looked at the disaggregated data?

Review Highland View - http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/regulatoryaccountability/glance/currentyear/schools/02784.pdf

- Whites, grade 5, reading - 94.8
- LEP, grade 5, reading - 57.2
- FARMs, grade 4, math - 69.5
- LEP, grade 3, reading - 46.6

Students now or have in the past received FARMS (ever FARMs) - 49.9%

It makes a difference.  Don't fool yourself.

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Highland and Highland View are two different schools.  Maybe make sure you are looking at the correct school before posting.[/quote]

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