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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]An article in the NY Times says that the Hebrew Language Charter in NYC is very diverse --- "But as the school’s first year draws to a close, its classrooms are filled with a broad range of students, all seeming confident enough to jabber away as if they were elbowing their way down Ben Yehuda Street in Jerusalem. Perhaps surprisingly, the school has become one of the most racially mixed charter schools in the city. About a third of the 150 students are black, and several are Hispanic.
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[/quote] Oy. Read the last section about the Nation of Islam father and devout Christian mother. Ironically, both may be disappointed when they realize it's not as rigorous (father) or original text based (mother) as a yeshiva. So what accounts for diversity? It's in Brooklyn not Brookland.

Perhaps I'm cynical from living in DC since before the charter law, but I'm kind of sick of the carpetbagger mentality of some charter schools (BASIS founders said flat out they're here for "visibility and easy charter process) and lots of out of town reformers (Friends of Bedford) and congressional meddlers (vouchers). [/quote]

+1 Chrter movement is the worst thing that ever happened to DC school children. It is a sham.[/quote]

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