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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Has anyone ever done a study of the percentage of blacks and Hispanics who graduated with a full IB diploma in FCPS? This might shed light on whether open access to a challenging program makes a difference in black/Hispanic enrollment. 
Also, is there any study on the percentage of black/Hispanic participation in the STEM academies at Marshall, Chantilly and Edison?

The reason I ask these questions is that no one knows why there is a racial disparity at TJ. There's this assumption that there must be something wrong with the admissions process or school culture, but what if it's another reason? Why is no one doing an objective study on this?[/quote]

The AP and IB schools with the highest percentage of Black students (Hayfield and Mount Vernon) have the lowest AP participation and IB diploma rates in FCPS.  On the AP side, next lowest to Hayfield is Falls Church, which has a low Black enrollment but is heavily Hispanic.

Any admissions process in FCPS structured to admit the highest achieving students will lead to a school that is heavily Asian with a low Black and Hispanic enrollment.

That is painful, so the School Board members who don't like it want to turn TJ into a demonstration project that a more representative student body can still attend a STEM-focused school.  They can do this, but it means they will end up making more subjective and SES-weighted assessments about "aptitude," and TJ will end up the HS version of the magnet arts and sciences programs at Bailey's and Hunter's Woods ES.  [/quote]

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