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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Depends on how you define school quality.  Did you actually research whether people are happy with the school or just go by Great Schools?  [/quote]

Using the population that is attending the school is a terrible way to judge the quality of the education.[/quote]

Exactly why Great Schools isn't very useful.[/quote]

I find the test scores and breakdowns by demographic very useful. [b]I also find the FARM rate very useful.[/b][/quote]

I guess FARM rates are useful if you're trying to avoid poor kids.[/quote]

But isn't that what the whole 'good school' thing is all about? [/quote]

Apparently it is for some people.  I want a high-quality school.  Why should I care if the FARMS rate is high?[/quote]

http://www.fairtest.org/teacher-quality-important-cannot-overcome-poverty[/quote]

The point of this article is that poorer kids have lower test scores than wealthier kids, even with strong teaching.  That's not exactly surprising and has nothing to do with my kids, who are not poor.  If a high-FARMS school offers honors and AP classes ensuring that intelligent and strongly-motivated students are challenged, again, why would I care if some of the other students are poor?[/quote]

I am beginning to think that what school your kids go to is a status symbol for some parents. If you can't afford private school, the next best thing is to brag about how great the public school you got your kid into is. And for it to be a status symbol it has to be devoid of poor children. 
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Maybe in DC but not elsewhere. [/quote]

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