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Hilarious.  ANY school would be better off screening for aptitude and working with available talent.  That's exactly why the private schools do it - [u]because they can[/u].  But, a magnet charter?  That is ground that DC will not cede willingly to the charters.  Charter law does not allow it, and everyone knows that if they could cherry-pick, they would.  So, if anyone is going to allowed to do it, it will be a DCPS middle school.  Not Basis.[/quote]

Yes, but the charter school law could always be changed. :mrgreen:  Why is it ok for magnet public schools to screen applicants but not some charter schools????

Seems to me that the law should be changed to allow for some application based charter schools so that all students needs are met unlike now where they are not.[/quote]

It could be changed, but is there the political will to do it?  Don't get me wrong, I love the idea of magnet middle schools.

Here's the thing: the DC Council and/or the Mayor would have to approve it, and that isn't going to happen.  If the law is changed, then once one charter is allowed to cherry-pick, then a LOT of them will, effectively dumping the rest of the students back in to DCPS.  So, yes I can see people getting on board with the selective school concept, but it will have to come from DCPS where more control can be exerted over the process.[/quote]

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