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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]better than tracking and more accurate (I think) is, "some harder classes."[/quote]

But they go together. For instance, at one zoned middle school, they teach algebra and they have an accelerated math program on paper. But there are about 7 kids getting 5s on the math parcc as opposed to about 250 at Deal, so are they really teaching an algebra class that's comparable? Because if they're basically just taking the top 30 eighth graders, that's including a big chunk of kids who are not at grade level on math, and either the class is not an algebra class or those kids are massively struggling. [/quote]

That is a challenge. There is an element of "if you build it they will come" required to make this work, I think. And it cannot be a one year test case with no follow-through because parents will need to see a commitment over a number of years to feel comfortable that the program will remain in place if they send their kids to DCPS. That requires Central to have credibility. Which honestly isn't going to happen. Which means it would really take a Mayoral decree and accountability to make it stick. And that isn't going to happen. So I have no idea how this gets done.  [/quote]

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