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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's always so interesting how these BASIS threads go. Every thread brings out a cohort of posters who cannot stop themselves from maligning the school. Some people have legit complaints based on actual experiences and facts (and you can tell who they are) but many have no idea what they're talking about and simply accuse others of being boosters when they get called out. Of all the problems this city has with education, it's unbelievable how much energy people seem to spend dumping on this school. [/quote]

Honestly, I know two different families whose kids (three in total) didn't make it through (one did) and they were so hurt by the whole thing... they went in as happy, curious pro-school kids, and came out anxious and hating school. For the kids who work, it works and they're happy, but statistically it doesn't work for most kids... and for taxpayer dollars to go and support that kind of record, just to line the pockets of investors... yeah it really pisses me off.

Does DCPS have problems? yeah! big time! is Basis the answer? only for a small number of those who try it![/quote]

No one is saying BASIS is the answer to the dumpster fire that is DCPS. And I'm not sure it's accurate to say that statistically it "doesn't work" for most kids. It's a small school but the numbers don't change until high school. If it really didn't work for most kids, you'd see a far bigger drop after 5th-7th grade. But the fact remains that families in this area have a lot of choices when it comes to high school, and there could be a lot of reasons to choose a different high school. Sometimes it's just a matter of preference rather than a situation that needs escaping as you seem to imply.

And you seem to be basing your opinion on other families that you know rather than actual firsthand experience with the school. Which sort of proves my point about the people who complain about BASIS!

I never understand the taxpayer complaint. Your tax dollars do not line investors' pockets. BASIS's budget makes that clear. Also, your taxes are going to (many) failing schools! THAT should piss you off.[/quote]

My first hand experience is listening to multiple good friends and one neighbor whose kids went through the ringer and washed out, demoralized and hating school because basis is a sweatshop for test scores so investors in phoenix can buy new cars. Also, despite the for profit structure, it IS a city funded school, so it’s very much my prerogative to be concerned even if my own children weren’t broken by the school.

The budget makes it abundantly clear that it’s a for profit - they pay management fees and they rent the premises and that money doesn’t go back into the education, it goes to investors.

Two things can be true at once - a system that is built around rewarding investors is not a good educational plan AND DCPS wastes taxpayer money. In fact, its dcps’ waste that makes me so mad we’re flushing more money down the toilet on basis and pretending it’s progress. [/quote]

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