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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We thought the physical plant at McKinley was great, especially the engineering lab.  The teachers also seemed dedicated and accomplished.

Unfortunately, for us, we were hoping the school was akin to Blair Magnet or TJ, but it is absolutely not anywhere close.  We wish DCPS would transform McKinley into a DC TJ, but that doesn't seem like it will ever happen.

The commute was too much for us as well...if it was located where Walls is located (or anywhere in central DC) then the calculation would have been different[/quote]

There just aren't that many educated/education-pushing households with high school aged kids in DC compared to the TJ or Blair catchment areas.[/quote]

Banneker is the DC TJ[/quote]

This may be the most delusional thing I've read on this very bizarre board! Banneker is great at what it does . But it's not in the same galaxy as TJ. 
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+100. Get real, people. There is not a TJ equivalent in DC. Full stop. [/quote]

There isn't. However, does there really need to be?[/quote]

There are students who could use a top-tier science high school. My DC is one of them.[/quote]

+1.  There are tons of students in DC who could and our kids should be able to have access to such.

But “equity” people and OSSE doesn’t care about maximizing the potential of all its students in DC.  In fact, they just care about the bottom.

Not surprisedly, that’s why so many kids are not in DCPS.  I read something like 30% of kids in DC go private and 50% go charters.  [/quote]

DCPS was sued in the 80s over gifted classes becuase they were so segregated.   DC probably has the biggest achievement gaps between white and black students of any school system in the country but most of that boils down to education levels of parents and household income.   At a minimum, DC should do more to foster parternships with local universities so advanced kids can take college level science classes and earn college credits.  Its a shame DC does so little for advanced kids, of any race.  NC has a boarding school devoted to math and science for high school kids.  I know kids who went there and it was a phenomenal experience and opportunity.  This is how you really nurture the next generation of science and math leaders https://www.ncssm.edu/
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