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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]14:26- Vouchers won't make the truant kids show up for school, especially if they have to go across town to get there.  They're not skipping school because of the teachers or (in most cases) the other kids.  They don't value education (for a wide variety of reasons).

I used to teach in SE.  Had a kid miss 80 days of school in the 3rd grade.  I didn't miss that many days of school in 13 years.  That's mom's fault, not the school's.   By the time these kids get to high school, they don't care anymore.    He's dead now, BTW- gang shoot out.  [/quote]

And the rest of the school population gets the benefits of seeing their classmates dying by the week. PTSD is very conducive to learning.

Anyone who thinks that DCPS' problems are the fault of the central office, or a couple of bad teachers needs to watch that "180 Days" documentary. Then listen to TAL's report on Chicago's Harper High School:

http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/487/harper-high-school-part-one

I have a hard time concentrating on work because of possible sequester cuts and how they might affect my family. Can you imagine what it would be like to be worried you're going to be shot at any time, see your friends shot, and try to raise a kid? All at age 15? The only chance any of these kids have is either a) a wholesale change in US *national* poverty policy; or b) displacement to the suburbs.

We need to reduce the amount of subsidized housing in DC, and increase the amount of "Section 8" -style housing vouchers available to the poor. [/quote]

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