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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The student body of charters is self-selected, typically around a theme like language, arts, et cetera - similar to magnets.  Boundaries make no sense.  Whoever is proposing that really doesn't understand the whole concept and premise.[/quote]

Oh please.  The theme has been a quirky, private school type program populated almost entirely by high-SES kids in a zone where most schools serve OOB kids (who are, erm, poor).  The concept and premise is well-heeled neighborhood parents with ahead-of-the-curve little kids finding what they want and need, and enough students from low-SES families to add real life flavor, keeping the "public" in public school.  Whoever is criticizing this doesn't really understand the lure of the Hill for the best and brightest in town.
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Shows how much you know. The majority of charter schools in DC serve low-income, AA families. Think KIPP, Achievement, Friendship, Eagle. Whether or not the Hill attracts the best and the brightest is up for debate.[/quote]

Think Yu Ying, Basis, Latin - not so low-come any more[/quote]

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