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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why not create a true magnet school within Whitman, rather than just (voluntarily) bus kids there based on FARMS?

That way you would boost Whitman’s FARMS rate while also increasing the odds that the newfound diversity at the school won’t come with the potential attendant behavior problems and culture clash?

Because I can assure you that many Whitman families have enough money to jump to private school if they feel the quality of the school is being eroded. Then it will be a downward spiral academically and the question  for the families who are sending their kids to Whitman via long, voluntary bus rides will be, what was the point?[/quote]

Whitman aready has tons of advanced classes.  The magnets are put at schools to boost their test scores.  But what we found is the smart kids go to the speciality or magnet programs which does not leave enough smart kids at the home schools to offer the advanced classes which lowers test scores as well.  [/quote]

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