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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So... here is the thing. If you are not able to teach every student- then you are not a public school. There are plenty of private schools in area that will not alter content/delivery for students. And thats OK- because they are not a PUBLIC school. 
I feel that the reason parents get so uppity about their  'rigirous' charters, where they do not want below grade level kids- is that they really want a private school but cannot or won't shell out the money for it. So either find the cash- or accept ALL kids who want in. Is teaching a kid 3 years below grade leve a good time, nope. But if its good enough for the 'terrible' teachers in DCPS (which is where the kids are going once they are kicked out a charter), then it should be a no brainer for the instructional rockstars at a charter like BASIS.[/quote]

That definition of "being able to teach every student" means there are no public schools in DC, to include DCPS itself.  DC outsources special needs students, DC is not able to teach G&T students, DC obviously has already NOT taught the kids that it had to resort to social promotion on, has obviously already NOT taught the kid that's 3 grade levels behind.

Public charters like BASIS are open to ALL applicants, and at least some charters like BASIS are offering tutoring and other resources to try and remedy some of the problems found with incoming students, as opposed to DCPS which for all intents and purposes has for years just been sweeping it all under the rug.  [/quote]

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