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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]

This is my first post on this board about BASIS. My children are way too young but I've been following the debate with interest. Certainly, we do have tech-oriented charters and a hospitality high etc. So BASIS could round out the mix.

This post (quoted) sparked my memory that there is a charter school for the "gifted, talented, and creative" in Colorado Springs. Here's an introduction to it: http://charterinsights.blogspot.com/2010/01/its-always-interesting-experience.html  Open to all, but they're looking for self-identified gifted, talented, and creative learners I guess. One thing that seems different (and good) about this school is that they recognize that kids have different gifts so it sounds like the whole school has math at the same time, and kids can take 2nd grade math (for ex) but 4th grade English (or whatever). No admission requirements, no entrance test, but they do ask you to look at whether your child would be a good fit (while mentioning they are welcoming to all): http://www.academyacl.org/site/goodfit.html

Would this kind of thing fly in DC? I tend to doubt it but I welcome thoughts on this! [/quote]

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