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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't know, but I think it has less to do with them being "a model" and more to do with being a school with a large population of UMC, highly educated parents, and an extremely well-funded PTO. What Brent is doing is simply not possible at other schools, and it actually just highlights the inequities in the system. Brent is also not a destination school for children from less well-funded or well-functioning IBs, since it is virtually impossible to get a spot at Brent unless you are IB. So another example of how the lottery does not actually distribute resources equally among the city's kids, but allows wealthy families to buy into "good" schools that exclude poor children.

Side note: a Brent parent once told me that "any school" could be like Brent if the parents just put in the effort. So if you are wondering if UMC white people still think their sh*t don't stink, the answer is very much: YES.[/quote]

Well extremely similar schools are not doing this mere blocks away (Maury) so I think there's something different going on at Brent.

Also I'm not sure why you think Brent is doing something no other school could replicate? [/quote]

Potentially, but Maury is not as similar to Brent as you think. In the younger grades, yes, but the school is more socio-economically diverse overall and much more so in the older grades. I would also venture that the teaching staff is more diverse as well. [b]Brent is a true bubble.[/b][/quote]

No it isn't.  You must not have children at Brent.  There have been at least a few poor minority kids in my upper grades children's classes at Brent all along. The PTA raises dough to have struggling students of all backgrounds tutored.[/quote]

LOL, upper grades at Brent have "at least a few poor minority kids" in them? How benevolent of the school to take those kids on.  :roll:

Yes, it's so surprising that one of the richest and whitest schools in the city is finding a way to serve its students.[/quote]

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