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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Douglas Park needs to be redrawn to its own neighborhood school, Randolph. Randolph needs sfh’s just as much. Drew is hardly the only school with a demographic problem. [/quote]

Agree both schools could use a more varied SES mix, but I'd point out that for the last decade Drew's graded program's standards of learning test scores have range from 10-25 points below Randolph. It's almost a difference in kind, not degree.

https://www.arlnow.com/2014/03/25/sol-grades-at-drew-school-falling-behind/ [/quote]

I think Drew needs to face their issues head on. Hiding it with more middle class kids was the problem to begin with. [/quote]

The neighborhood students were in a segregated program, literally. So yes, the Montessori program was "hiding" the scores of the neighborhood program. A SES diverse school with a singular population wouldn't be able to "hide" their gaps so well.

I get that people who are currently zoned to a high-scoring school don't want to be zoned there, but don't pretend it's because you're concerned about the kids in the Drew Model school. I didn't like it when N Arlington families argued their housing values to avoid being rezoned. I don't like it when you do it either. It's not a good look. You bought a house, not a school.

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