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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. If there is not more to this story then what was printed in the WP (and that’s a Big If)  then it shouldn’t be taboo to say/think that the school was designed at the outset to be a place for very hard working and/or advanced kids, in a race/class/sex neutral way. Why tip-toe around?   [/quote]

I think it's because that's pretty much the basis of the whole charter debate - instead of investing resources into neighborhood schools in order to bring these types of specialized programs to those schools, is it better to pull the resources out and just create specialized schools? When you put the resources into neighborhood schools, there's the idea that a rising tide lifts all boats; when you pull resources out and create specialized schools, it can seem like a quick fix that will help the few who are able to gain access to the school, but ultimately won't help create a stronger school system.

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I put in the hours at our local school to make it work.  We were successful because we had people either with money or the ability to do fundraisers for large sums of numbers.  First off, a parent shouldn't have to work this hard to make a school successful.  Of course parents should be involved but to the level that is required in some DC neighborhoods no.

The system is so broke and that's why charters are so important here.  [/quote]

Amen.

Again, the problem is not money when DC spends more per pupil than any other district!!! [b]The problem is incompetence![/b][/quote][/quote]

The problem is poverty. If it weren't poverty, we would see the middle and upper income DCPS schools struggling just as much as the low income schools, and we don't. Sure, there is more than can be done, but the root of the problem is not incompetence. [/quote]

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