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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our bone-headed elected officials don't care if neighborhood middle schools don't offer nearly enough challenge to gentrifiers' kids.  They don't get voted out for not caring.[/quote]

Correct you know why most people in DC don't even have kids and the school system is over 75% black 60% FARMS and something like 40% at-risk,  There is your reason you are talking about less than 5% of the total system that needs to be challenged more and probably less than 2% of the actual voting population.

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True, but part of the problem is that the voters who do care aren't organizing even to vote out ANC commissioners and Ward council members who ignore their concerns about schools.  I've observed this is my 25 years on Capitol Hill.

While it's true that other big US cities routinely offer test-in middle school programs, our pols effectively come under no pressure to support the creation of this standard option, mainly due to voter reticence.  In DC, if you agitate for appropriate challenge for an advanced learner past elementary, you become the nail that sticks up getting hammered as the East Asian saying goes.  Few are game to get hammered (called racist, elitist, advised to shut up or move to Fairfax, and a good deal worse).  They'd  much rather move, go private, supplement extensively at home or whatever.  So little changes.  
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I'm going to switch and push just a bit here

The Whole Wilson Pyramid wasn't created overnight it took a lot of work

Capitol Hill has plenty of good elementary schools now

[b]Stuart Hobson is getting close to be an adequate middle school option[/b]

For high school there are a couple different test in schools that fit the bill

I don't blame Hill Parents choosing Latin/Basis over SH but there is enough of a cohort now to make it work if people would just stay at SH.  Eastern is a long way from being a Wilson.[/quote]

Your definition of “adequate” is very different from mine.

39% ELA
18% Math

http://profiles.dcps.dc.gov/Stuart-Hobson+Middle+School+(Capitol+Hill+Cluster)[/quote]

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