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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It seems like all of DC outside Ward 3 is interested in academic success for middle schoolers, but only where gentrification has occurred are there people demanding acceleration.

In Ward 7 and 8, except for those sending kids westward, parents seem to want schools that will do better than DCPS at getting achievement out of their kids.

Unfortunately because this is anonymous I will say that the tie between parent academic success and child success is strong, [b]so we have a bunch of charters in Wards 7 and 8 not delivering any better results than DCPS[/b] despite obviously trying something different.

I think ultimately the demand for tracking is coming from parents who were tracked in secondary schools themselves, either within a school or a larger school system.[/quote]

There aren't any efforts to publicize the good happening in those wards - especially since so much more is needed. But data is readily available online if you care for actual truth. By Ward PARCC dashboards at empowerk12.org show [b]the top performing Ward 8 middle schools are charter and the lowest performing are DCPS. The same is true for Ward 7 middle schools[/b]. It's not just a little difference either -- it's 5-10 times as many proficient kids.

I agree with you that the tie between parent academic success and kid success is strong. So is the tie between prior academic success and current academic success. Kids who are entering school already proficient tend to stay proficient. But let's not count out schools that are getting more students (who are often coming in with fewer skills and fewer supports) to proficiency.[/quote]

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