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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm watching the DC Council Hearing on the education related agencies (UDC, DME-Deputy Mayor for Education, State Board of Education, DC PCSB, etc). The testimony from the EmpowerEd group is that the DME must be focused on school integration as a priority and push the necessary school boundary changes that lead to integration goals even if there is pushback.

What are your thoughts? I have lots of priorities for education like more gifted programs, improved middle school options, better curriculum, support to keep teachers in the profession, etc but changing school boundaries for the purposes of integration isn't high on the list.[/quote]

What does “more” integration even mean in DC. It’s one of the most integrated districts in the country [/quote]

They didn't define what it meant. The specific testimony was [i]"And when we do boundary studies with the knowledge that school
segregation is still a profound problem and integration is a powerful tool for improvement- we need courage from the DME to actually make courageous decisions (even if there is pushback) to work towards real school integration."[/i][/quote]
Real integration has never been tried, apparently [/quote]

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