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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why can’t we just admit that the schools are failing and then look to the root cause?

It may not be the teachers? It may not be the students? Maybe we need a path to ESL competency before you can be mainstreamed.
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There is a lot of judgment involved in declaring a school “failing.”  The right-wingers just want to set a high bar and declare schools “failures” to generate anti-immigrant sentiments.

Of course, there should be a focus on the best way to try and bring up kids who aren’t necessarily going to perform like native English speakers on standardized tests, but that doesn’t have to involve labeling schools as “failing.”  That stigmatizes a bunch of people trying to do their best. [/quote]

By what metric would you not consider this school failing? Half of the students failed the english SOL last year, 62% failed state writing tests, 59% failed the math sol. At least school choice gives the couple of kids who still manage to do well an out.

https://schoolquality.virginia.gov/schools/mount-vernon-woods-elementary#fndtn-desktopTabs-assessments[/quote]

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