<p>Re post #63: </p>
<p>This is exactly what happens at magnet schools in my district. In most of the schools the magnet program is run in the same building as the community program. Of course the addition of the magnet program improves the overall numbers of the school but the kids who were failing before are still failing. The only thing that happens with the magnet programs is that they cover up how atrocious the performance of the general population is.</p>