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06.18.08, 14:34 PM NY Schools
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What do you all think about giving priority to zoned kids for district G&T spots? [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
NY Schools 06.18.08, 02:34 PM Flag
 

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I don't like it, but I wish they'd do away with the districts entirely. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 02:39 PM Flag
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General Topics 06.18.08, 02:42 PM Flag
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Absolutely. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 02:43 PM Flag
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This will cause an even wider disparity between desirable district G&Ts and the others. At least now, the "smartest" kids in the district who don't get into citywides remain in their districts. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 02:45 PM Flag
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ITD. Keeping the system as it is perpetuates the disparities. If UMC dc from D2 were just as likely to get a spot at PS 19 G&T as at PS 116 G&T, and vice versa, it would help to reduce disparities. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 02:58 PM Flag
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^ Just as an example. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 02:58 PM Flag
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Not sure I follow. What I meant was, if all the qualifying kids end up in the most desirable schools, these schools will continue to thrive whereas schools that would otherwise have received these kids will lose out. The disparity between schools will increase. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 03:04 PM Flag
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A lot of "smartest" kids will be staying in their zones. Don't assume because you chose a city-wide that other parents with 99s won't keep their children in their zoned school. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 04:22 PM Flag
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I know 2 99s going to PS 9 Gen Ed. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 04:25 PM Flag
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Unless their zoned school is of some standard, I doubt many of these 99s will keep their child in their zoned Gen Ed. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 04:25 PM Flag
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I'll be keeping my 99 at 321 in Brooklyn over NEST. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 04:40 PM Flag
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Do you know how large this city is? That's ridiculous. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 04:35 PM Flag
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I think this was how it worked many years ago. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 04:29 PM Flag
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And it got abolished because...? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 04:31 PM Flag
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np - That's how D3 worked. So a dc with a 90 on the SB but who lived in PS 9's catchment got preference over a dc who scored a 99.99 on the SB but lived out of zone. It got abolished when the DOE took over the G&T process. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 04:34 PM Flag
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So they've replaced it w/sibling preference, but now potentially spending much more on busing. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 05:43 PM Flag
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