Washburn High: In serving all, does it sacrifice some?    •
Article by: STEVE BRANDT , Star Tribune   • Updated: March 14,
2012 - 10:14 PM  The once-proud school is rebounding, but some
parents question the decision to put all ability groups in the
same classrooms.    • 87   • Comments    • Results per page:
liberaleliteMar. 14, 1210:35 PM  A high school with no advanced
classes? Sounds like a bad idea. The beauty of a large school is
that you can have different classes at different levels of
rigor. Take advantage of that, MPS.  swmnguyMar. 14, 1210:43 PM
This is very interesting to me. I've got an 8th grader who is
going to high school in the Fall. He chose South Open as his
first choice, and Washburn (which is our neighborhood school) as
his second choice. He'll do just fine no matter where he goes.
My only concern is that I don't think he's been truly challenged
yet. I'd like him to have to break a sweat before he gets to
college. Washburn was a lot more welcoming and attentive than
South. South gave off