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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]About the idea of a test-in academy plus a general program: that's what worked for Wilson, no?

I do think it would be essential to rename/rebrand this proposed HS.  It's not just the alumni who are a barrier to change; it's the reputation.  General perceptions about existing schools are slow to change.[/quote]

Really?  Rename a school?  This is Elitist BS![/quote]

Ronald Reagan HIgh School, anyone?

Well, maybe it has less appeal in NW than in VA....[/quote]

What is wrong with the current high school names?  This is education not MTV-land!!! How about, as Dunbar has done, promoting the strong legacy and history of these schools. Unlike what reformers seem to think, in the past these schools were actually good schools. There has been a book and documentary about the noted alumni of Dunbar, why would someone want to wipe away history based on people's perceptions from recent times. Do new transplants value the legacy and history of this city so little?  [/quote]

It's not that. These schools' stakeholders have not done a good job illustrating [i]why[/i] we should care about the schools' histories. All that "outsiders" saw was two rat trap buildings and one that looked like a prison, all with jaw-droppingly low test scores. Organizations rebrand all the time because it works, but I'll bet most, if not all, of the "reformers" will move past the notion pretty quickly if the real changes that are needed get implemented.[/quote]

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