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		Spooky23 on Nov 4, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why Silicon Valley Works Huh? High schools in NYC are merit-based. If a kid is in a school where kids can't read, it's not the city's fault.

mathattack on Nov 5, 2014 [–]

High schools are. K-8 are of dubious merit. It's based on IQ testing of 4 year olds, a very weak science, especially in the backdrop of prepping. It is very much a system of haves and have nots.

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