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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]socioeconomically diverse public schools are big picture a really good thing. schools run better when a majority of the students are not economically at-risk and/or have a significant level of family/community support. but thats mostly keeping the often overlooked middle class of all races in dc public schools.[/quote]

When a school becomes comprised over more than 30% at-risk students, the middle class families generally tend to leave.  They may stick around for k-2 but once third grade hits and it is more about reading to learn instead of learning to read, the middle class families will peel off if they believe that their children's needs are not being met because the school is having to focus the bulk of its resources on the most struggling kids.  And, as the strength of the charter sector has shown, not only did a significant amount of middle class families turn to the charter world, but a large number of working and at-risk families will also peel off from regular DCPS if they think that the charters can provide a more attentive and rigorous environment with respect to academics and behavior.    [/quote]

I've heard this 30% threshold quoted before. Do you have a source by any chance?[/quote]

It’s actually 20%.  FCPS did their own study of this years ago also and got same.[/quote]20 or 30%—but how can this be sustainable in a community with 45% at risk students?[/quote]

It’s not sustainable. And most DC schools are just going to be around 50% at-risk. We can still successfully educate those kids, but not typically via approaches amenable to UMC folks. [/quote]

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