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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I see both sides on this.  The system is and has for a long time been stacked against certain minority groups.  The achievement gap is a huge problem.  I hope most people can at least acknowledge this.  I have a hard time supporting any policies that intend to close the achievement gap by bringing down the top rather than raising the bottom.  Adding free, full day pre-K and preschool is great.  Strengthening the Young Scholars program is great.  I'm a fan of offering free afterschool tutoring, enrichment programs, private music lessons, and summer programs.  I'd love to see non-school policies that raise people out of poverty, as that's a huge contributing factor.  Heck, including more URM and FARMs kids in AAP, with an additional mentorship/tutoring program to help them be successful would be great, too.

But, I can't support policies that remove advanced or gifted level programs for kids who are advanced.  Nothing is accomplished by holding back the kids who are functioning at a higher level and need more.

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+ 1.  To add to this, I'm willing to pay more in taxes to pay for all this but am certainly not willing to do so if it's going to cost my children.  If you force me to, I'd rather vote for someone who talks school vouchers, and use that to subsidize my kids' education at Private school.   [/quote]

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