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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wouldn't it be more cost effective for a school like Basis simply to select the kids who probably have the potential to handle half a dozen or more AP classes at the 5th grade or MS level?  High attrition is expensive for the taxpayer.  If a charter can't select kids, why not simply make Basis a DCPS school? Why not push the pols to establish a mechanism for DCPS franchise schools as well as charter?  Basis can learn from Latin, where nearly 3/4 of the white kids are leaving before HS graduation, certainlly not the case with suburban magents.[/quote]

I'm not sure how expensive high attrition is in reality, PP.  The taxpayer has to foot the bill for four years of middle school and four years of high school for all children in DC -- unless, of course, they attend privates or drop out all together.  In fact, those children who spend a few years at BASIS before returning to DCPS will cost the taxpayer less  since DCPS spends more per pupil than it pays charters.
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