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Not really; the problem is the racist attitude of many at TJ. That any black or Hispanic student is only there because of affirmative action.[/quote]

Having affirmative action to admit more blacks and Hispanics would tend to reinforce that assumption.[/quote]
There isn't an ideal solution.  Pushing in more URMs who by most metrics look less qualified will reinforce any racist assumptions.  But not pushing them in perpetuates the idea that URMs don't belong at TJ and alienates the highly qualified URMs.  I think the hope is that pushing some URMs in now will change the environment enough that kids URMs won't specifically avoid TJ.  [/quote]

This is exactly right. No one on the pro-reform side cares about the racist assumptions because they will exist regardless of whether there is a policy in place.

Making TJ appear to be accessible to all students will raise the caliber of the applicant pool. The goal should be 4,000 and eventually 5,000 applications per year - numbers that should have been reached decades ago given the explosion of population in the catchment area.

Ideally, in the not-too-distant future, Level IV AAP services will be available at every middle school, eliminating the need for centers AND eliminating the need for allocated seats. [/quote]

Please keep pushing this.  Both sides agree making AAP services more accessible is the real way out of all of this.[/quote]

Yes!!![/quote]

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