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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Several months ago, one of the BASIS admins told me, a volunteer, that we "want half the MS kids to leave before HS on every campus because they're not cut out for the academic challenges ahead, and the federal charter law won't let us screen for the right types."

The law, as written, is half the problem.  Why not let BASIS create the charter versions of Stuyvesant, Bronx Sci and Boston Latin in various states and DC, as long as a good many low-income kids are being served in the process?  What would be so horrible about that?

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I think if there are going to be magnet schools, [b]they should be run by the city[/b].  If there's something to learn from Basis, or contract with Basis for management of one, that'd be fine.  But it's a little creepy to me to think of giving private sector the right to run something like that.  The general direction for something like that should be accountable to a public official.

I also think it's creepy that they're skirting the law... "the right types"...[/quote]

Right, right, run by the city that rejects ES GT, test-in MS programs, and Alice Deal for all.   The general direction should be true rigor for the brightest and hardest working students, WITH decent school facilities (gyms, auditoriums, stages, outdoor space etc.).  BASIS can't work miracles in this obnoxious political climate.  [/quote]

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