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The board is consistent - they emphasize location and ability to serve special needs, ELL or at-risk students with every charter application. With 74% of DC students qualifying for FARMS, they need to.[/quote]

They may be consistent, but they don't "need to" emphasize these issues and doing so is misguided.  First of all, just because a student qualifies for FARM does not make them a special needs student.  I was a FARM student and benefitted greatly from a rigorous academic program.  It's somewhat insulting to suggest that high percentage of FARM students obviates the need for such programs.  Second, even if this were true, the remaining 26% constitute way more than 10,000 students.   This is a very large population to simply write off.

In any case, I'm not arguing against allowing charters that cater to students with special needs or particular interests or underserved wards, nor is anyone else.  I'm suggesting that the role of the board should be to make more reasonable choices available to parents, not less and not impose their own preconceptions upon potential new charter organizations.  Let the parents decide.[/quote]

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