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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My take away is that large percentages African American and more poor families are self selecting into charters. So those around DCUM who argue that charters are elitist and a bastion for racist white families can now shut up.[/quote]

That's not a point we're making about charters in general.  There are simply some that have erected barriers (intentionally or unintentionally) that end up with higher-SES populations (rabid DCUM charter cheerleading parents).   These charters got a lot of buzz here, but they're also the ones undermining some DCPS's in gentrifying neighborhoods from getting a toehold on neighborhood kids.[/quote]

Yup same issue

[b]Why would high SES people stay in the poorer performing neighborhood school when there are better charter options available[/b]

Why would lower SES people east of the river stay in their poorer performing neighborhood scohol when there are better charter options available

So if you complete the chain regardless of what SES you are.  Charters will have more motivated/better kids compared to DCPS hence the score gap[/quote]

More perplexing is why high SES people go to poorer performing charters when there are better neighborhood options available.  I've seen a lot of excuses for why, but I think it boils down to the HRCS having a higher percentage of whites and so there is the perception that is better performing even if the data say otherwise.[/quote]

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