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I'm familiar with this research.  I'm also from a background not too different from many of these kids (as in, I'm black and my family was more or less middle-class, but I went to school with many kids from poor and working class backgrounds, who lived in housing projects, etc.).  I think the question now is what do we do in the way of enrichment for these students?  [b]We can't simply throw up our hands--the costs to society are too high and personally, I can't stomach the wasted potential. [/b] Also, is there the political will to make the type of investment that can have real impact, not just lip service?

I don't know how expensive such a program would be--but I like what little I've heard about Geoffrey Canada's program up in Harlem.  It's not without its own problems (high teacher turnover, etc.), but the early data are encouraging, IMO.  I particularly like the idea of the Baby College for parents of children ages 0-3:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlem_Children%27s_Zone[/quote]

Correct, and though it is a difficult problem, with no easy answers, the first step is to fire all the DCPS admin who came in as saviors of public education seeking glory, fame and high income for themselves.  All they have achieved is the high income -- and a trail of hubris and defeat.

What really irks me is all the lost time (and kids' education) spent chasing the reformers' self-aggrandizing dream: their master plan of assessing and firing teachers as the solution to DC's education problems.
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