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[quote=Anonymous]There's room for a range of views at Brent, so don't get hot under the collar folks.  IB families paying an arm and a leg in property taxes on expensive homes are probably entitled to theirs.  If you're OOB, try not to judge why don't you.

Nobody wants Brent to become almost entirely white, but I certainly can't blame those who want it become higher-SES overall when it's true that DCPS does very little to provide challenge for advanced learners.  The sad fact is that, if the National Assessment on Education Progress (NAEP) data collected in the District can be believed, white kids score "advanced" on 4th and 8th grade standardized tests at around 30 times the rate AA kids do for both reading and math.  It's much tougher to cheat on NAEP tests than the DC-CAS.

The gap isn't as large as it was a few years ago, but remains a chasm in a system attracting few high-SES AA families.  And some of you are blaming IB parents for getting annoyed when lots of OOB kids who struggle are shipped in and plonked in the same classes as IB kids who rarely do?  Either you believe in neighborhood schools as a concept, or you don't.  Boston has virtually done away with them in the three decades since forced busing made a mess of that public school system.

I hate it when PPs argue if you don't like the way DCPS works, go private, when parents inclined to vote with their feet are the ones most needed for schools to succeed: high-SES, organized, savvy about fundraising, the quality of teaching and curriculum etc. with the time, perspective and motivation to push hard for change.  Not only should you encourage these parents to stay, you should have the vision to treasure them, even if you disagree with some of their views.

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