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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]if people who post here and vote in DC want to have 'great' schools and get that from the next mayor, they are going to have to offer explanations that don't boil down to "great = demographics" like "you need a selective school that duplicates BASIS or attracts Asians."

I hope that folks can articulate that greatness as a list of plus and minuses, not a version of 'if Black children who are behind grade level are in this school I will not send my kids.'[/quote]

My list:
[list]*Well funded schools -- you don't need a well-resourced PTO to have decent aftercare, field trips, etc. 
*Disciplined schools--where disruptive kids are kept away from those actually attempting to learn. 
*Balanced schools--something that has advanced coursework for those that need it, remedial coursework for those that need that, with impressive facilities and non-academic programming for all.
*A respectable degree--do NOT graduate students that cannot even pass a test showing they are proficient in reading comprehension and math. [/list]

Not sure any of that will happen given the maddening array of charters and a lottery system where everyone is waitlisted trying to get into the few "good" schools with that "good cohort." From what I can see, the one thing we do have is great pay and good teachers. [/quote]

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