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Reply to "BASIS proposal to expand to K-4--PCSB hearing today"
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Education researcher Betsy Wolf explains why she opposes expansion: https://betsyjwolf.substack.com/p/basiss-proposed-expansion I don't agree with her criticism of Basis, but the data she presents is informative. [/quote] Even Betsey admits that the BASIS DC expansion will go through. As she puts it, she is just “scream[ing] into the void.” Betsey notes that a BASIS survey found that the best predictor of interest in BASIS DC was parental education attainment, specifically parents with advanced degrees who want to set their children up for future academic success. Betsey also notes that if BASIS DC didn’t exist or PCSB thwarted its elementary expansion, “elite parents” would still not send their bright kids to failing DC schools--they would pay for private or move to the burbs. A free public school in DC setting my kids up for future academic success sounds good to me. Sign me up for the new BASIS elementary school. [/quote]
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