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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Pat Hynes
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Mar 20
Does sound like TJ. DiBlasio’s proposed solution for NY is to admit the top students from every middle school - geographic equality as a stand-in for equity. Might work. Look at SF’s experience with Lowell HS - geography-plus. FCPS will begin TJ reform plan this year.
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Has anyone been following this?[/quote]

No, but this is a terrible idea. It came up a few years ago and a bunch of parents said outright that they'll simply rent in less-desirable school middle school boundaries to increase their kids' chances if FCPS goes this route. FCPS is loathe to admit it, but they're well-aware that the county has a vested interest in not losing the TJ and AAP parents. I think they'll talk a big game but never follow through.[/quote]

My sister lives in TX where the top 10% of every high school class gets in to UT.  She has friends who moved into a less desirable school district and supplemented their children's education with tutoring in order to get them into UT.[/quote]

I think it has now moved to top 6% due to space limitations.  The state passed the legislation after the university lost an affirmative action decision on admissions.[/quote]a

Also to be clear, it's a UT system school. You aren't guaranteed Austin, fwiw.[/quote]

Yup.  My nephew won’t make the automatic 6%, with his 4.5 GPA. He says he made mistakes in choosing classes his freshman year (when he moved from LCPS and didn’t take all AP classes), that lowered his GPA.   EVERYONE wants to go to UT Austin, so he isn’t sure he’d otherwise get in. [/quote]

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