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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So the core of what OP sees is an artifact of class differences in DC.

DC income distribution is U-shaped and it's directly related to educational trajectories. We have no middle class, by national standards.

High-income DC parents are almost strictly advanced degree holders. Our low-income parents have low educational attainment. Studies have shown that these flows directly into a child's educational attainment.

So the result is a system that can't be targeted broadly. We either have students who are almost immediately behind and students who are already ahead and the difference only accelerates across the grades.

So what is DC to do at a certain stage, probably around middle school? Differentiate.

If they don't, I can see a need for a BASIS. I would prefer differentiation within DCPS middle schools in order to promote integration.

My child did this, not at Deal, and has now gone onto one of the selective high schools. It was doable because there was more than one level of math and other specific courses available and sufficient students willing to do the work.

If the educated end of the DC population sends its kids to middle schools that aren't Deal, the differentiation can happen.

If they don't, DCPS will of course focus its staff on the needs of the low educational attainment population. The differences that can be made in their lives based on educational success can be huge.

If DCPS won't differentiate, though, go ahead and send your kids to BASIS. It makes sense to have your kids made a natural educational progression.[/quote]

👏 Well said.[/quote]

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