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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DC doesn't have as large a population as NYC and the fact of the matter is, "testing-in" will have the end result of segregation by race and socio-economic status:  well off mostly whites in "gifted" and poor AA in regular classes.  Everyone knows this.  So keep harping about it and save up for private.[/quote]

So instead, the segregation happens because the majority of white AND BLACK middle class families leave DCPS.  Wouldn't it be better to at least have a chance at integration at the middle and high school level  by keeping those middle class students in the public system by almost any means?   Keeping those families and numbers of students invested in the public system ( rather than leaving the city or going private ). Can ONLY mean benefits for the entire system and every student in it.

You seem blind to the fact that the segregation is already happening public/private/charter and the only way to fix it is to keep middle class students from fleeing the public schools.  How do you do that in the short term at least?  Possibly test in programs, specialized curriculum, magnet schools and simultaneous real improvement in the basic education of ALL students [/quote]

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