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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Really makes me wonder why more kids don't attempt Banneker.[/quote] Too many brown kids...be real. Not my opinion, but i've seen a lot of this on this site.[/quote]

So much for the theory that the only way to improve scores is to attract "white/affluent" students and their "likley to be involved" parents.[/quote]New poster here.  Agree but it doesn't matter what you say about Banneker, a lot of white middle and upper income people just won't even give it a look.  Their loss.[/quote]

Just checked Banneker's website.  It's by application but the decision to accept is apparently not based upon any identifiable measure.  Instead it's based upon a committee's judgment, to wit: "The entire screening and selection process of applicants for the Benjamin Banneker Academic High School is the responsibility of a Selection Committee. Final determination of accepted applicants will be made after a personal interview. Applicants will be notified of approval or denial."

Now that got me thinking...a zero percentage of whites...we know that whites traditionally have performed well enough to be "accepted" if the criteria were performance... and odds are that at least a few white kids want to be pioneers and that would help them be accepted if the criteria were willingness...but perhaps it is the "selection committee" that prevents a crack in the fortress?  Is the selection process open and transparent?  Can an investigative reporter please find out?[/quote]

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