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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We get a lot of happy talk about a big renovation from Brent and Jefferson, but the political organizing needed to lobby for advanced classes doesn't seem to be happening. Why not? No hope without a new mayor or what? [/quote]

Because only 25% of students are even proficient in ELA and Math.

The 75% who are not are the priority both because its the District's long-term interest to get as many of those students as possible to being career or higher education ready.

It won't matter who is the mayor - the resources, energy are going to those with the most need.[/quote]

Those most in need don't gain when high SES families bail from DCPS.  High SES families in the public system can be included in the categories enumerated above, resources and energy.  Squandering vast resources and energy in the service of helping those most in need is dumb. The Mayor Daleys in Chicago figured that one out in the 90s, making keeping high SES families in city schools top priority. But then they were visionaries. We're short on them in the DC political sphere.  [/quote]

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