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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Many educators in HRCs feel the same way as Martel.  They're  in education to help poor minority kids succeed.  If those kids do not get access to the better schools the achievement gap will grow.  The poor families' hope is on a charter since they can't afford Wotp.  When a white middle class kid takes a spot, there is palpable disappointment whether you realize it or not.[/quote]

And when you are faced with a middle/upper class black student?  Is that also a disappointment? Or is it ok because you can still post photos of your class on Instagram and feel virtuous?  Tell all your friends how you work in the ghetto and are changing poor, black students' lives. [/quote]

Educators are supposed to be there to help ALL kids succeed.  It's a sad commentary on DCPS that most of the city, whether white or AA, whether low SES or high SES, sees charters and the small handful of good DCPS schools in NW and Capitol Hill as their only real hope for a decent education.  And, that's ultimately where the real problem lies.  Charters are not the blame - Charters ultimately are just filling the gaps and voids which DCPS has not been up to par in dealing with all these years.[/quote]

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