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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think for Brent it was that Jefferson does a great job remediating the outrageously dismal test scores of Amidon.  If Amidon students went to JEfferson with the a higher level of proficiency, Brent parents would be more likely to give Jefferson a shot.  But is is galling that Stuart-Hobson is actually closer to Brent and more part of Captiol hill neighborhood, yet S-H is not an option.

[b]So, a simplier option is to make S-H a middle school option for those that live in the S-H area.  They could do this by stopping the automatic feed to S-H for those that attend certain elementary schools that feed into S-H out of boundary.

Stopping the automatic feed into a middle school based upon what elementary school you attended for 5th grade would actually reduce many DCPS problems.  [/b][/quote]

The problem with this, from DCPS's point of view, is that it shuts down an escape route for lower-SES families from dismal neighborhood schools.  When >50% of DCPS students can't perform at grade level, that's a more glaring, demanding, urgent issue than satisfying the Brent parents.  It's already a given that the majority of those parents will choose Latin or Basis over SH even if it were an option.[/quote]

Charters are the escape route of choice, not DCPS.  If families can travel to OOB school they can travel to charter.[/quote]

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