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Is there a point for this data point, because from what I see, there are many URM that should be tested and would thrive in a magnet environment -

Math Met or Exceeded Expectations:

Asian - [b]82.1%[/b]
Black - 37.9%
Hispanic - 32.9%
White - 74%

English:

Asian - [b]72.2%[/b]
Black - 34%
Hispanic - 24.5%
White - 67.8%

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[b]The data also shows there are MANY more Asian and white kids who could thrive in a magnet environment. Why aren't we commissioning studies and changing policies to figure out a way to get more of them into the programs?[/b][/quote]

Great point. Fairfax can serve a much larger PERCENTAGE of its student body in gifted or magnet programs and not send them back to home schools citing "they'll do just fine wherever".

No teach to potential going on here. DIY while they pour resources into the bottom. [/quote]

+1 to the bolded above.  If money has to be poured into any group, it should be the poor - regardless of their race.  There should not be quota systems at all for admissions. level the playing field for the poor but in the end the admission should be based on merit not on race.

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