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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Jefferson when it was a junior high run by principal Vera White was quite good. There was a strong math program where algebra started in seventh grade.

By the way, some out of boundary residents are competitive salary wise with residents on the Hill or at least on this forum. Some choose to live in neighborhoods with bigger houses and yards but don't have excessively high mortgages. OOB is not a negative. Let's just focus on creating good safe schools for all.[/quote]

During that era Jefferson ran a de facto test in honors program that drew strong students from all over the city. They were segregated within the building from the regular ed program and then fed to Wilson HS.  As far as I know all of the students in this advanced program were African American and were excellent students given an opportunity to be in a cohort with other excellent students. They thrived and so did Jefferson's reputation.  The program was closed down after complaints/law suits about tracking, equity, etc. with that the principal left and the school's reputation suffered and the enrollment tanked. For many years no students from Brent matriculated to Jefferson, they avoided it by going to Hardy.

All indications are that Jefferson is doing a great job at the moment and may soon be attracting families from Brent. But in its glorious past, it had an in-house magnet program.[/quote]

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