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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I thought the series was interesting from a human interest perspective, but was very much simplified the issues.  I found it problematic that CT was spending tons of resources and money recruiting white suburban children (who could get a perfectly fine education in their own towns) to come to magnet schools while minority families couldn't get admission to those same schools because then they wouldn't be integrated.  Sorry, but that's really screwed up.

I couldn't even imagine that happening in this area.  It's different because it's not one state, but let's imagine that DCPS decides to pour resources into opening a brand new magnet HS in Anacostia.  Gorgeous building, all the resources you could possibly want.  Rather than allow underprivileged children from that neighborhood attend, it instead spends $$$ recruiting white, privileged children from MoCO to attend, thereby taking up spaces that DC kids could have had.

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I think you just described the general theme of Duke Ellington.  Lot's of DC money spent on it, and it benefits kids from MD and VA.[/quote]

Ah yes, the magnet arts high school in Georgetown, where residents want to move the students to some place east of the park so they can reclaim the building for neighborhood kids not privileged enough for private school.[/quote]

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