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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele]This is their conclusion:

[quote]The conversations on DC Urban Moms illustrate what other research has also shown: When privileged parents choose, they tend to choose segregation[/quote]

This is an extremely unfair characterization that completely misses the nuanced and complex reality. It is extremely disappointing to see such drivel presented as serious research.
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Whether it’s the case on DCUM or not, this is a fundamental finding of several studies. And seems consistent with what I’ve see in DC. [/b]

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So if other people are saying it, it must be true? This seems kind of nutty. It suggests that rich white people are choosing to send their kids to inferior schools simply because they are predominantly white. That just seems obviously wrong, and actively misleading. First of all, aside from private schools, [b]is there a single public school in DC that is predominantly white[/b]? Second, the reality is that DC has a few good public high schools and lots and lots of really bad ones. It shouldnt be surprising that lots of people are trying to not go to the bad ones. [/quote]

That's what segregation used to be, now the concern is whether or not the school is primarily FARMS. Deal is 14% FARMS, 4% ELL. Wilson Jumps to 27% FARMS and 9% ELL, but those numbers are nothing compared to Eastern, Dunbar, Roosevelt, Coolidge... [/quote]

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