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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Schools dont need to be all things to all people, esp charters. Latin is good at being a classics based program, close connected community and pretty high college placement across all demographics with lots of scholarships and grants. Personally I think its hokey for Latin to replicate in an underserved neighborhood, rather than a central location - but I imagine with more seats there will continue to be kids in low SES neighborhood for whom the description above could be of interest? [/quote]

Uh, the very reason for charters in DC is to try innovative approaches to reach underserved children, and to improve outcomes. [/quote]

Disagree. There were a lot of kids underserved by dcs one size fits all medicore programming before charters. Simply having a classics based curriculum is serving kids who weren't served before. Other charters offer language etc. And yes, some specifically focus on challenges that come soecifically with poverty in DC. And that's great. But I disagree that they all have to and that thats the entire point of charters. Where charters have worked well (like dc) is when they provide imaginative alternatives outside the lockstep public school void. If they didnt, parents wouldn't be clamoring for them. [/quote]

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