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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]all of you are just ticked because your property values are taking a hit

the scores actually reflect reality, a school is great if all students perform well not just high SES ones.  The achievement gap is a problem in this country and schools are now on notice to do something about it[/quote]

But thank god the rich Liberals are finally taking notice!

That being said, guys, why do you assume Greatschools should only serve you, native English, high SES people?

Maybe the new metric is better because[b] it tells lower income, ESOL families that your "high performing" Lilly White haven of a school isn't that great for ALL STUDENTS.[/b]

I get it though.  It's "flawed" because your English speaking, White, rich child could do great, despite the giant 5 on your house's Zillow page.
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And? It's not like the majority of lower income ESOL families can choose where they live. They live where they can afford, and that's largely going to be in a school zone with ALL the other low income kids in the region. STILL NOT DOING WELL, even in their "haven" away from those awful white rich kids.

[b]These scores won't tell anyone anything other than where the poor ESOL kids go to school,[/b] and as a consequence those schools will only get poorer and more segregated.

The achievement gap cannot be solved in segregated schools. NOT EVER. [/quote]

How do you even come to this conclusion?  If anything, it was the previous way Great Schools rated schools that told everyone where all the ESOL kids go to school.  Now that previously "high performing" schools' rankings have been adjusted downwards in accordance with how well they educate the less affluent among their ranks, it's actually harder to tell which schools are browner.

So no, schools will not "get poorer and more segregated" as a" result of these scores."[/quote]

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