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[quote=Anonymous]Re last post, stating the obvious invariably leads to accusations of racism in DC. Upper Middle class voters with children are not a big enough slice of the pie yet for rigorous academic magnets (not counting the several HS magnets the city already has because affirmative action admissions rule in them) t o emerge. The magnets idea has been bandied about in DCPS - some of Rhee's 2008 press conferences touched on the subject. Magnets will come as more middle class families arrive, maybe in a decade, when the best HS charters won't haven't measured up. I, too, doubt that Basis will succeed for HS, it it gets one, without an admissions test. What does "passing" an AP exam mean anyway - they're scored on a scale of 1-5, and Basis can se the "pass" rate anywhere it likes. The obvious losers in this equation are kids who aspire to Ivies, and for good reason, without parents in a position to vote with their feet. Other than perhaps Wilson students. [/quote]
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