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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t see why DCPS “should” do it. There is a big Asian lobby in NYC that advocates for test-based admissions. There is no similar lobby in DC. Both school systems have policies that reflect local priorities. Another example is, NYC doesn’t have any by-right neighborhood high schools. Are you saying DC should get rid of those too? Just to be more like NYC? [/quote]

Actually, every major city with magnet schools has an entrance exam except for Washington, DC.

It is not about a "big Asian lobby" (which, frankly, is a pretty offensive reference).  It is about providing a decent high school option for the best students in DC.  Otherwise, they will just move to the burbs or private, as many now do.  Or wither away in bad in-bounds schools.

Why should DC be the outlier when NYC, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, Dallas, etc. all have an admission test for magnet schools?

Plus, no one can possibly defend Walls' current ridiculous admission system based on a GPA cut-off from grade-inflated, generally poor middle schools, teacher recommendations from overworked math and English teachers, and a 10-minute interview with a current high-school student/teacher.  Literally, NO other big city does anything like that.[/quote]

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