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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The assertion that there are so many advanced kids in DC that we can't find all of them a slot at a school where there's a significant cohort of kids at or above grade level does not make any mathematical sense. If there are that many of them, make a school for it, the way there's currently a school for 400 kids, the vast majority are below grade level, where DCPS pretends they're doing college-level work. And if DCPS starts getting kids who enter the system from private school -- oh no, what a problem, whatever shall we do.[/quote]

the assertion is that in a large urban school district, you’re fooling yourself if you believe your child is entitled to a homogeneous “cohort.” You chose to live in an economically and racially diverse city and no, the school system is not going to create a bespoke HS for your kid. Some urban school districts have extremely selective schools (eg stuy) but they select a VERY small number and leave behing a huge number of bright and hardworking kids. [/quote]

The assertion is that DC doesn’t have an extremely selective public school that selects a very small number of students with the highest aptitude, regardless of their race or SES/HHI. Yes, it won’t be available to many bright kids. But now it isn’t available to anyone, unlike some urban school districts. Why not?

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“Equity.”

As a result, more flee to Basis, Walls, and the suburbs.[/quote]

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