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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Would you mind name the school your leaving from and where your going? 
I'll start, we're leaving Barnard PK4 for Capital City. [/quote]Can you share why? [/quote]Love the diversity CC has to offer and was really impressed at the open house. We are IB for Barnard so we can always go back.[/quote]Thanks for sharing. 
I'm honestly curious though, you're the second IB parent I've heard say that they don't think Barnard is "diverse" or at least not diverse enough and honestly I don't understand this description based on my experiences so far at the school (We are also IB and sending our child to start PS3 there next year). It has seemed very diverse to me during all of my visits. What am I missing? [/quote]
Diverse on DCUM=more white kids[/quote]
BARNARD STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS
(2014-15)
Enrollment: 602
Black: 51%
Hispanic/Latino: 46%
White: 1%
Asian: 0%
Pacific/Hawaiian: 0%
Native/Alaskan: 0%
Multiple races: 1%[/quote]

Even on DCUM, "diversity" is not always just about having more white kids.  A 2013 report by Greater Greater Education found Cap City to be the most diverse charter school in the city, based on no ethnic demographic group having more than 35 percent representation. See http://greatergreatereducation.org/post/19691/dcs-most-diverse-charter-schools/ ("To measure 'diversity' we divided the school populations into four categories: black, Hispanic, white, and 'other,' with 'other' including Asian, Native American, Pacific Islander, and multiracial. Then we ranked schools by the share of their largest group. The smaller the dominant group, the more diverse. (A breakdown of the "other" category is available here, along with a ranked list of all 103 campuses.)  By this definition, the most diverse campus in the city is Capital City's lower school, where none of the four groups has more than 35% representation. All figures are for the 2012-13 school year, and school locations may not reflect moves to new buildings for the school year that just ended. (Capital City consolidated its upper and lower schools onto a new campus in Ward 4, but the new campus would also be the most diverse charter in the city by this measure).") 
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That's a lot of research/effort to rationalize your racism. Kudos! [/quote]

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