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[quote=Anonymous]You can have your philosophical discussions if you want -- if you prefer a school with 40% of kids who are living in poverty -- good news -- you can pick a school like that.  If you want a school that has 15% or less of kids coming from poor backgrounds -- you can pick that as well.  I'll pick the school that I like for my kids and if I can, I'm going to pick the school that has fewer poor kids.

You're reaction that this is shocking or pathetic is actually quite unbelievable.  There is a reason houses in certain areas cost more than an equivalent house in another area.  It has to do with the wealth demographics which directly or indirectly affect the reputation of the school (via test scores).  This is not to say that the teachers at those high-poverty schools are doing a bad job, but yes, the schools are labelled as bad b/c the kids at high poverty schools do not pass standardized tests at the same rates as middle/high income kids.  Are the teachers worse?  Probably not.  Do I want to find out by sending my kid to a school that has high poverty and low passing rates on tests?  NO.

If you are shocked or disheartened that people don't want to send their kids to high-poverty schools, it's time to wake up and smell the coffee.  [/quote]

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