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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How would DCPS build up middle schools now or in the future if pretty much all of us have agreed we don't want our kids going to a school that qualifies for title one status.  They could have everything done right and I think most of us would reject it because it served poor kids.  Given the percentages in the system, it would appear that nothing is possible unless middle and upper class parents will let their kids go to school with poor kids.  I get why this is an issue, I left a title one school, but I also recognize DCPS is a bit screwed. [/quote]

DC is not the only city to face this and other cities have come up with ways to attract and retain those parents including test-in and magnet schools.    They just don't want to use those models here for political reasons.[/quote]

Name the cities and models.  San Francisco, Boston and New York use controlled choice models.  I have mixed feelings about those options. Are there others?[/quote]
 
Magnet schools and test in schools are both ways to work schools in the mix that both provide diversity and opportunity for academically motivated/talented students.  It does indeed look like DC may try a test in middle school in ward 7[/quote]

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