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It won't happen.  People move into Hardy fully expecting to pay for private schools.  There is no middle class to do the dirty work and make it palatable to those people. [/quote]

Nonsense. I'm one of "those people." I bought my house in 2003 when my oldest was 3, because my local elementary was unacceptable and no one in my family had ever gone to private school. I fully intended that my kids would go public through high school. This is not at all unusual, tons of kids who my kids went to elementary school with go to public middle school -- they just don't go to Hardy. A lot go to Basis or Latin. Quite a few moved to be in-boundary, either for Deal or one of the suburban jurisdictions.[/quote]

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This "there won't be enough 'high-SES' (DCUM jargon for white by the way)" is rubbish. Stuart-Hobson and Hardy are perfect examples of middle schools that have found effective means to challenge a highly diverse student body, including my 'high-SES' kids. While test scores are not the be all and end all, they suggest that these schools are probably more effective at doing so than those that post successes solely based on who they happen to teach.
Not to mention, if I got a dollar for every 'no' I get from those over-committed and bug-eyed 'high-SES' parents asked to participate meaningfully in school matters, I'd be rich at this point.
No doubt, schools that have a significant segment of students who come from poor backgrounds are faced with added challenges, but they come with added resources and an exceptional willingness to prove the mainstream wrong.
I know it sucks to hear it when you think you've figured it all out; but it's just not that simple![/quote]

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