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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DC's POPULATION:
45.4% Black or African American
4.1% Asian
5.2% Hispanic White
0.3% Native American and Alaskan Native
42.5% White
 4.4% Some Other Race, 0.1% Pacific Islander and 3.3% from two or more races
 
WALLS BREAKDOWN:
25%  Black/African-American
7%  Asian
13%  Hispanic / Latino
<1%  Native American / Alaska Native
50%  White non-Hispanic
5%  Multiracial

So Walls is actually quite diverse, people always use this word incorrectly. A 95% black school isn't diverse. The problem is we need to get more Black students into Walls. The problem is DC's Black population skews poor. That's what needs to be fixed. Those kids aren't going to elementary and middle schools that prepare them for success. They are lacking resources at home, at school, and in their communities. My guess is most poor Black kids are never told they can take the test and get into a good HS. Walls should start a program, but the problem is far too entrenched for it to be on the shoulders of one magnet public school in the city. [/quote]

City population isn’t relevant. DCPS population is. According to the Post article, 15% of DCPS students are white; 60% are black.[/quote]
PP here. Yes this is excellent and necessary information to determine how to fix the problem. That is what we need. [/quote]

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