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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Some of those numbers are pretty shocking.  Yu Ying at less than 12% economically disadvantaged? Wow!

What is the percentage of students in DC that are economically disadvantaged?

What is Yu Ying's plan to diversify economically?  Are they doing outreach? [/quote]

as a whole, I believe about 45% are economically disadvantaged.  of course, for the public schools there is a segregation based on inbound location.  i.e. upper NW very privileged and SE highly disadvantaged.

the goal of the charter system is to provide quality education to students - as stated by the charter laws.  there are some exceptions, but economic diversity is essential to improving the system as a whole.

how can the charter system not be seen as a failure if less than 10% of the schools are in any way economically diverse...[/quote]

The charter system is obviously a success.  The least advantaged students in charters outperform the least advantaged students in DCPS.  This has been documented in DC for years.  Seriously - for years.  Don't throw out BS about nationwide trends.  In DC it has been well-proven that charters do a better job than DCPS at educating the most vulnerable students.

Why do you need other people to do your homework for you?[/quote]

successful at segregation it would seem[/quote]

Can you read?  Can you comprehend what you read?  We're talking about the at-risk students.  Those with poverty, family disunity, homelessness, special needs, and other complications involved - and the charters still outperform DCPS.   The students have multiple excuses for not understanding the obvious data, you don't.  You're willfully stupid.[/quote]

At-risk covers a lot of ground. Not all at-risk kids are the same. The following first graders are both considered at risk:

Student A lives with her mom and grandmother. Grandma retired from a job in the DC government and the home she bought in the 80s is now paid off and worth a lot of money; she can tap its equity to make repairs, and one day plans to use it to help her granddaughter go to college. Mom works is taking classes in accounting at UDC. They qualify for a small amount of food stamps during the school year (Mom's income from her summer internship puts them over the limit a few months of the year) and also rely on Grandma's pension and Social Security benefits.

Student B was just placed with her father after 6 months in foster care. He has never been a full-time parent her before, but her mother is severely mentally ill and currently at St. Elizabeth's. He stays with her at DC General and their only income is $336 a month in TANF. He is looking for work, but he didn't finish high school and has a criminal record, so that process is difficult. Sme days, he would be unable to pass a drug test required for employment.

Which of these kids is more likely to have been entered in the MSDC lottery, and which one will go to the IB DCPS? Which one is going to be brought to school on time each day (remember, kids get free Metro to and from school but the adults who bring them do not)? Who is going to have a clean uniform so she isn't suspended or put in detention? Who's going to get help with her homework and score well on the PARCC? [/quote]

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