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[quote=Anonymous]DP here.  I agree the system is broken.  I do think they should find ways to include lower-SES kids even with lower scores-- a poorer kid who has a lower MAP score than the rich kids because they haven't gotten outside enrichment and their home school's math class moves slow may well deserve to be in just as much as those richer kids

But the current model doesn't just do that... it also includes a large number of middle class kids in the bottom part of the top 15% of their class who have no real need for special programs, but whose parents accept the spots because of how mediocre the home school curriculum is for smart kids.  (I have one of those kids, and if we had won the lottery we would have seriously considered going for that reason, even though I would have felt guilty about it knowing that it's not really meant for kids like mine.)

If they're going to keep the criteria as-is, they need to increase the number of spaces as is so most kids in the lottery can attend.   If not, they need to fix the criteria (and fix the home schools, so that only kids who really need extra challenge will opt in.)

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