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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think DC's mayor and her staff believe that she ignores the views of privilege hoarders to her peril. I think they are embarrassed to give in to segregationist views, but do so because they know how what these people really want.

The left-of-limousine liberals in DC say a lot, get listened to little, and I think DC government realizes they aren't here in big numbers, though they can vote in CMs like Lewis George.[/quote]

What happens is that [b]educated middle income parents who really need good public schools and can't afford private get shafted.[/b] Our needs don't ever rate because we're not important enough that we need to be satisfied and no politician gets virtue points for ensuring our children are stimulated and safe in school. We're the ones who get sent away with "your kids will be fine..."[/quote]

Uh, doesn't nearly every parent in DC really need good public schools......whether or not they are educated and middle income or not? Do those parents (aka the typical DCUM poster) somehow need really good public schools more than all the lower income students? Don't all of these students deserve equal access to good public schools?[/quote]

Yes but for some the definition of "good school" is not based on the characteristics of the school. It's based on the characteristics of the students. A "good school" is equivalent to having a "good cohort of kids" with with kids on or above grade level, already proficient.[/quote]

Yes this circular definition based on kids who are already going to succeed largely because their parents are already successful can be dooming. I understand that parents don’t necessarily have a lot to go on, but current operating assumption of too many parents is a good school comes from good test scores rather than good teachers.[/quote]

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