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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So what is the “opportunity hoarding” that the teacher sees at Key?

With the 50/50 model does that mean that affluent, Spanish-speaking kids are hoarding opportunities from lower-income, Spanish speaking kids?

I’m not following her logic. 
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That is because she doesn’t use logic.[/quote]

Because the logic doesn’t follow. The demographics of Arlington have shifted. The reason APS moved away from neighborhood boundaries for immersion was that the Spanish speaking kids whose families couldn’t afford housing in the right zones were being shut out of the lottery. That’s what led to the imbalance in 50/50. It’s not true that they had a 50/50 split before, and it’s also not true that Key is located close to the majority of Spanish speakers in Arlington. Isn’t that equity? Removing transportation and accessibility issues for the majority of the most vulnerable families? I think that’s what APS is trying to do? Give kids in the R-B corridor an accessible neighborhood school AND move immersion to a location more proximate to the majority of disadvantaged Spanish families who face transportation challenges getting their kids to immersion at Key? [/quote]

No - gentrification crowded the schools; but the 50/50 admissions was still pursued.  No Spanish-dominant families would have been shut-out due to not living in the neighborhood.[/quote]

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