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Visit Latin, dude, the other charter built on great rigor.  Observe many white and Asian kids (many adopted by whites) in 5th grade.  Observe a handful of white and Asian kids in 10th through 12th.  Note that the white parents aren't talking about leaving, the opposite.  Put two and two together.  High SES attrition is rampant at Latin and will occur at Basis.  The only questions are how high the attrition will be and if the school will care to address the problem head on.  Departing parents speak euphamistically about "good fit" schools" elsewhere when, privately, most aren't convinced that academic standards will be terribly high, or social environments all that positive, when most of their kids classmates come from multi-generational low-income families.

This is why we need gifted elementary and test-in middle school programs, and much stronger test-in high school programs, in this city - if affluent parents know that low-income kids had to clear a high bar to enter, the well-heeled will generally stay with enthusiasm.  It's why whites beat down the door to get their kids into Stuyvesant High School and Thomas Jefferson, and largely stay the course.  DC's leading education reformers don't get it and Basis' may or may not.  All too easy to term a charter "succesful" despite the fact that most of the high SES/white families drop out along the way.  But then I don't know my charter legislation, right?

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The big difference between Latin and Basis is that Basis has made top ten lists for high schools multiple times and therefore has a reputation. Latin has not made these lists as far as I know.

The other difference is that Basis requires the passing of comprehensive exams to pass on to the next grade. Again, I have not heard that Latin requires this.

Therefore, I think Basis will have a much better track record of retaining students than Latin.[/quote]

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