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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When looking at test scores, it needs to be said, and said often, that Washington Latin has the most privileged student body of any public middle school in the city.  The percent of kids on free or reduced lunch is so low (14% the last time I checked) that I think an investigation into admissions practices would not be unreasonable.

I think Latin does a fine job with affluent kids who come to them at and above grade level.  The school gives these kids an interesting experience and keeps them at grade level, according to the CAS reports.  But Latin cannot and does not compare to a school like KIPP that is changing the life trajectory of students.  It's true, as a PP said, that KIPP is not "diverse," but KIPP does not try to be diverse.  They locate exclusively in high-poverty areas, recruit heavily from those areas, and take a student body is almost entirely FARMS and low achieving, and raise them to exceptional proficiency levels.  Even if Latin is a few points ahead of KIPP on test scores (and it would only be a few points), KIPP is clearly doing a better job of actually educating. [/quote]

Hogwash.  And go ahead and investigate--it's a transparent lottery.  Parents and children self-select for a variety of schools for a variety of reasons, and that's OK.  That's why options exist.  Do you send your kids to KIPP where they 'truly educate' or have you opted for other paths?[/quote]

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