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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The reason many specialty schools are deemed acceptable isn't that they have a certain program. It is the selection process or barriers to entry that creates a more middle class cohort and stops entry to the program/unprepared kids from entering midyear or midprogram. Also kids who aren't doing well are often counseled out as not being a good fit. For example Montessori prek 3 is how you get into the Montessori schools but you need to provide transportation and it is only half day. That's a big barrier to entry and families that can swing that are a self selecting population.  Entry in later years requires [/quote]

That is partially true but not the whole story. The most highly sought after charter schools in dc are language immersion and Montessori. Not all of them perform as well or have as good test scores as other "regular" charters. It's like code to the middle class that it's acceptable to send your kids there even if they perform poorly.[/quote]

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