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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^^^^I believe this person.  Basis is a whole different animal than charters we have already seen.  Don't know why people can't process that. [/quote]

I don't think anyone has trouble processing.  We're just waiting for a little more than smoke and mirrors before we start doing back-flips in jubilation.  What nobody has yet answered is:

What is the plan for taking 5th graders who are performing far below grade level and getting them to succeed in AP classes?  BASIS doesn't get to pick and choose its students.  The state average for 4th grade (the students who will be entering Middle School) Reading Proficiency is 61%  The state average for 4th grade Math Proficiency is 45%.

Where are the necessary millions to buy or build the metro-accessible fantasy facility referenced up-thread?  According to their tax forms, they're over half a million in the hole.  That's not really such a big deal in and of itself, but what's the business plan to raise $15 million to acquire a building?  And, assuming they actually could come up with $15 million, why would they spend it all here?  They didn't even get the approval they sought for a High School.  You don't think the parents of all those kids in both of their Arizona schools are going to have a collective hissy-fit to see it all funnelled to DC when their own children are college-ready?

I think everyone wants them to succeed, but your idea of rhetoric is "You will be shocked."  That's not a persuasive argument, it's juvenile.  The thing about a business plan, is that people (or organizations) who have them generally WANT to share them because they build support and investor confidence.  It doesn't sound credible that BASIS has all of this in its back pocket, and just wants to keep it a secret.[/quote]

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