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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's statistics.

In DC, white= higher probability of being high SES= higher probability of no/low issues in academics in progeny= higher probability that the school attended will be 'good'.

Not because the school is actually good but because the load of issues that school might have to deal with is now significantly lower.

So if you are busy and have no time for deep analysis, a quick look at the demographics of the school will tell you how 'good' the school is.
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I used to use FARM for this quick and dirty analysis, but am beginning to wonder about that. My thoughts being that FARM in DC = housing projects & homeless (therefore from families that do no value education highly). However, my current impression is that LT is Title 1, but still a better school than Watkins which is not. I suppose a less than eloquent way to say that of course there is no clear way to judge what school is filled with kids that are primed to learn.[/quote]

From what I hear about Ludlow vs Watkins is that Ludlow has a good handle on discipline while Watkins does not. Watkins also has very low teacher morale and high turnover, that doesn't lend to a cohesive or effective approach to discipline.

[quote=Anonymous]This belief - accepted as fact by so many - that poor and minority people simply can't or don't want to learn is where the achievement gap starts.

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The stressors of poverty are well known and they do impose a big burden on a child brain development - almost equivalent to PTSD. It is much harder to learn when you don't know if you'll have a place to stay that night or food on the table, or maybe you'll go home to see your mum passed out drunk on the couch and no dinner in sight[/quote]

That is a fair assessment. One of the biggest mitigating factors for students living in poverty  and dealing with toxic stress is having really stable attachment bond to their parents/caregivers, network of family and community.  I'm really grasping at straws here but I wonder if the act of residency cheating/working the lottery is proof of that. Also if you're a residency cheater you have more of an incentive to keep your kid's behavior in check. The only two times I've seen residency cheaters get caught it was because a social worker got involved and did a home visit. [/quote]

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