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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t think DC public schools should do anything in regards to privileged UMC types. Basis is just ridiculous in concept (and should not exist), but so is the idea of “differentiation” at any other school, which is just segregation by another name. OP is clearly a segregationist, but no worse than the rest of you who can’t stand to see your kids educated next to the poors. Shameful.[/quote]

If you want public schools to work, then you need to attract the UMC not turn them off. That means we need options for parents that want both academic rigor and don’t mind sharing space with poors.

It would also help if we applied sales tax to private school tuition and better funded schools. [/quote]

There is no such thing as a poorly funded school in Washington DC.

[b]Just bring back tracking.[/b] Neighborhood schools should be able to accommodate kids who want to go to Harvard and kids who want to be plumbers. [/quote]

Probably a lot of BASIS kids would stay at their local schools if they offered an honors track. [/quote]

Ironically, Basis doesn’t track. Gives all access to advanced material. The equity folks should love it but still complain. [/quote]

BASIS *is* the track. Instead of tracking within schools, we have tracking by schools. High performing kids se select themselves out of their neighborhood schools and go to BASIS. [/quote]

Yes - but no one is turned away on the front end.[/quote] So kids that do want the rigor and don't lotto well are SOL. On the other hand, kids that Lotto well, but can't handle the rigor get pushed out when they fail. The worst of both worlds. There should obviously be an admissions process. [/quote]

Yes they are SOL but dems da rules in DC.

Hell there should be a screened admission  DCPS middle schools in each Ward. 
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