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[quote=Anonymous]One big reason parents who can afford to sometimes leave DCPS for independents, despite phenomenal improvement in neighborhood schools like Brent and Haynes lately, is that they don't want their kids to have anything to do with standardized tests before high school.  Since kids from affluent homes often test "advanced" on the DC-CAS, the results don't always tell their parents much.  Moreover, a generation ago, standardized test ate up an average of 2-3 school days per year. Currently it's 10-15 days.

Obama recently decided to permit states and DC to develop their own systems, subject to Federal approval, for meeting NCLB standards. States can even scrap NCLB testing.  This means that DCPS may be less wedded to test prep soon enough.  The change would help schools like Brent and Haynes keep in-bounds kids.  Keeping more well-off kids would in turn help poor kids, if those Century Foundation reports got it right.  This news won't help a parent pick between the two schools, but, if you're an optimist, you can hope that it will help overall.  [/quote]

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