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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I favor kids being academically prepared to go to the next grade. At the junior high level it's hard to begin to demand this. [/quote]

So the alternative is what?[/quote]

It's called "meeting them where they are" and finding an academic pathway to a HS diploma.  Just because a student isn't going to take AP classes doesn't mean they're not worth educating or don't deserve a HS diploma.  A public charter school doesn't get to say "we'll only take the wheat thank-you-very-much, the chaff needs to be sent back to their neighborhood school."[/quote]

Why not? The achievement gap has proven impossible to close.  Why do we guarantee the failure of charters by demanding that they close the achievement gap?

The charter law creates a financial incentive to serve the needs of all children, provided those needs can be served for about $9,000 per student per year, plus the facilities allotment.  Charters that focus on particular segments can serve the needs of those segments more efficiently.

What's wrong with having a charter that focuses on providing a rigorous college prep curriculum?  Clearly, not all DC kids are college bound.   Aren't the needs of those DC kids who are not college bound better served by charters that provide vocational training?

Isn't the charter law about school choice?  About creating alternatives to DCPS?[/quote]

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