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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think dcps is not afraid of black students being in the lower groups. They know which students are underperforming. They are not interested in investing a lot of money into gifted and talented programs that would not benefit the majority of their students.

I think one thing dcps could do is create magnet programs in under enrolled schools. It would alleviate the over crowding, create more parental involvement and investment. However it would also create more enmity across socioeconomic lines within a school.[/quote]

Very good idea.  MoCo created a number of test-in magnet programs in under-enrolled school in its eastern "Downcounty Consortium" schools in the 80s.  No doubt that the programs haven't been universally popular, but they have promoted high standards, with many Rockville area families willing to send their kids on hour-long bus rides to sketchy neighborhoods to access them.

Blair Montgomery High School's two magnet programs produce an astonishing three dozen National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists annually, drawing from a pool of just 200 juniors.  All DCPS produces half a dozen semifinalists, if that.

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