Grosso comes out against a stand alone middle school for Shaw

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Grosso finally found his balls. I’m impressed! There are not enough kids in Shaw for a stand-alone middle school. I’m just sad that Banneker got screwed in the process.

Banneker did not get screwed. They took a building that had been promised to a group of children much less fortunate.

There might be enough kids in Shaw for a middle school if Cardozo didn't suck so much that people move to get away from it. Thanks for your help, Banneker families. I'm so glad you care.

[Anonymous]

The worst part of this was the suggestion that Banneker had "earned" a building that had been promised to others. The kids who go to Cardozo are equally as deserving, as are all kids, of a nice school building. The Banneker student body is far higher income than its boosters would have you believe. And the rhetoric about Shaw families not investing in Cardozo is hollow, as Banneker students have chosen not to attend and invest in their IB schools either.

The idea that excluding special needs students is a privilege to be "earned" is morally loathsome, and it violates the law.

[Anonymous]

Well it’s true that if the neighbors ended up looking like they were too good for a school that already existed in their neighborhood. That leaves you guys open to stuff like this Grosso quote.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well it’s true that if the neighbors ended up looking like they were too good for a school that already existed in their neighborhood. That leaves you guys open to stuff like this Grosso quote.

Every child is too good for Cardozo Middle. That is why it has the lowest capture rate in the city. And as long as DCPS, the Mayor, and most of the Council continue to treat it like crap, it's going to stay that way.

Are Banneker families "too good" for their IB high schools?

[Anonymous]

I wonder if DCPS will get in trouble for allowing application schools to exclude special needs students. Could be a lawsuit or a loss of federal funding.

http://www.aje-dc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/ODCA.Mendelson.Grosso.5.24.19-1.pdf

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well it’s true that if the neighbors ended up looking like they were too good for a school that already existed in their neighborhood. That leaves you guys open to stuff like this Grosso quote.

Every child is too good for Cardozo Middle. That is why it has the lowest capture rate in the city. And as long as DCPS, the Mayor, and most of the Council continue to treat it like crap, it's going to stay that way.

Are Banneker families "too good" for their IB high schools?

Excellent question.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The worst part of this was the suggestion that Banneker had "earned" a building that had been promised to others. The kids who go to Cardozo are equally as deserving, as are all kids, of a nice school building. The Banneker student body is far higher income than its boosters would have you believe. And the rhetoric about Shaw families not investing in Cardozo is hollow, as Banneker students have chosen not to attend and invest in their IB schools either.

The idea that excluding special needs students is a privilege to be "earned" is morally loathsome, and it violates the law.

Well, go sue DCPS or the Mayor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The worst part of this was the suggestion that Banneker had "earned" a building that had been promised to others. The kids who go to Cardozo are equally as deserving, as are all kids, of a nice school building. The Banneker student body is far higher income than its boosters would have you believe. And the rhetoric about Shaw families not investing in Cardozo is hollow, as Banneker students have chosen not to attend and invest in their IB schools either.

The idea that excluding special needs students is a privilege to be "earned" is morally loathsome, and it violates the law.

Well, go sue DCPS or the Mayor.

I don't think I would have standing, because my child is not of high school age.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The worst part of this was the suggestion that Banneker had "earned" a building that had been promised to others. The kids who go to Cardozo are equally as deserving, as are all kids, of a nice school building. The Banneker student body is far higher income than its boosters would have you believe. And the rhetoric about Shaw families not investing in Cardozo is hollow, as Banneker students have chosen not to attend and invest in their IB schools either.

The idea that excluding special needs students is a privilege to be "earned" is morally loathsome, and it violates the law.

The Cardozo building is nice. As is the CH EC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The worst part of this was the suggestion that Banneker had "earned" a building that had been promised to others. The kids who go to Cardozo are equally as deserving, as are all kids, of a nice school building. The Banneker student body is far higher income than its boosters would have you believe. And the rhetoric about Shaw families not investing in Cardozo is hollow, as Banneker students have chosen not to attend and invest in their IB schools either.

The idea that excluding special needs students is a privilege to be "earned" is morally loathsome, and it violates the law.

The Cardozo building is nice. As is the CH EC.

Would Banneker like to share a space and a principal with a severely underperforming by-right school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Also Elissa Silverman is the absolute worst. Completely tone deaf, pro gentrification and blind to the problems of the majority of her constituents.

Actually, Elissa is widely loved across the city by longtime DC residents and new DC residents. Republicans in DC hate her, but they hate anyone who actually wants government to act to improve society.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well it’s true that if the neighbors ended up looking like they were too good for a school that already existed in their neighborhood. That leaves you guys open to stuff like this Grosso quote.

Every child is too good for Cardozo Middle. That is why it has the lowest capture rate in the city. And as long as DCPS, the Mayor, and most of the Council continue to treat it like crap, it's going to stay that way.

Are Banneker families "too good" for their IB high schools?

No, come on here. I'm not sure if this PP is a troll or a serious poster, but either way: leave Banneker alone. It's a great school. The kids and parents there get to advocate for what they need, because they've earned it.

And I'm a Shaw parent and Save Shaw advocate.

The problem here is divisive rhetoric, most notably from Bowser.
The council gave Shaw to Banneker. Good for Banneker. Now, let's figure out what to do with Shaw middle schoolers and how to find THEM a great experience too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Also Elissa Silverman is the absolute worst. Completely tone deaf, pro gentrification and blind to the problems of the majority of her constituents.

Actually, Elissa is widely loved across the city by longtime DC residents and new DC residents. Republicans in DC hate her, but they hate anyone who actually wants government to act to improve society.

I like Elissa but to claim that only Republicans hate her is a little rich. The Mayor went after her pretty hard in the last election and I think she has a D by her name.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Also Elissa Silverman is the absolute worst. Completely tone deaf, pro gentrification and blind to the problems of the majority of her constituents.

Actually, Elissa is widely loved across the city by longtime DC residents and new DC residents. Republicans in DC hate her, but they hate anyone who actually wants government to act to improve society.

I like Elissa but to claim that only Republicans hate her is a little rich. The Mayor went after her pretty hard in the last election and I think she has a D by her name.

PP didn't say that ONLY Republicans hate her. Definitely Republican posters here hate her.

Also Bowser tried to take her down. And failed. In my experience, the average Bowser supporter doesn't hate Elissa, it's just the political elites around Bowser.
(and the stuff in the post above sounds much more like a conservative troll than it does a Bowser type).

The Bowser bloc vs the Elissa bloc will be the most interesting thread in DC politics for the next 10 years.

[Anonymous]

Can’t see DCPS opening a new MS at Bannker when Banneker HS moves out in two years. Absent enrollment pressure and with DCPS budgets getting tighter, they will mothball it.