Time for a citywide traditional elementary school in each ward

[Anonymous]

Bunker Hill in Ward 5 would be a good place for a citywide STEAM school. Good location near Brookland and public transportation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You could do that today. Eaton and Hearst in Ward 3 still have very large OOB enrollments. DCPS could say, “No - stop! We are not going to lose these schools, not going to let them flip to IB. They will never become like Janney. They must remain jewels accessible on the basis of equality and inclusion to the entire community of DC!”

Same with Maury and Van Ness in capitol hill which are going to be all white and high SES within the next 5-10 years most likely

The Van Ness boosters on this site are out of control.

Yes agree. Van Ness is fine, but I think it’s funny how they’re trying to equate Maury and Van Ness. Nah. That’s not the case.

I almost never have seen Maury parents here though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Time for good neighborhood schools in every neighborhood.

That's a failed model. It's why we had to have charters and city-wide (i.e., SWS) in the first place.

Duh.

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Anonymous wrote:You could do that today. Eaton and Hearst in Ward 3 still have very large OOB enrollments. DCPS could say, “No - stop! We are not going to lose these schools, not going to let them flip to IB. They will never become like Janney. They must remain jewels accessible on the basis of equality and inclusion to the entire community of DC!”

Eaton & Hearst will always have large OOB enrollments due to the demographics of their neighborhood. The older families there are menopausal and not sending kids to ES or they're wealthy enough to have bought in C.P. and still afford private. It's not like Janney where they blew it all on an ugly house in the middle of upper Caucasia. They're not there for the public schools.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You could do that today. Eaton and Hearst in Ward 3 still have very large OOB enrollments. DCPS could say, “No - stop! We are not going to lose these schools, not going to let them flip to IB. They will never become like Janney. They must remain jewels accessible on the basis of equality and inclusion to the entire community of DC!”

Same with Maury and Van Ness in capitol hill which are going to be all white and high SES within the next 5-10 years most likely

Van Ness won't be in Maury's league until they can raise $50K every year to send every 5th grader to a week of Space Camp in Huntsville, AL. Sorry, but a condo on the Wharf just isn't a historic home on the Hill.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You could do that today. Eaton and Hearst in Ward 3 still have very large OOB enrollments. DCPS could say, “No - stop! We are not going to lose these schools, not going to let them flip to IB. They will never become like Janney. They must remain jewels accessible on the basis of equality and inclusion to the entire community of DC!”

Same with Maury and Van Ness in capitol hill which are going to be all white and high SES within the next 5-10 years most likely

Van Ness won't be in Maury's league until they can raise $50K every year to send every 5th grader to a week of Space Camp in Huntsville, AL. Sorry, but a condo on the Wharf just isn't a historic home on the Hill.

Meh, kids can be successful without space camp. No need to be so negative.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You could do that today. Eaton and Hearst in Ward 3 still have very large OOB enrollments. DCPS could say, “No - stop! We are not going to lose these schools, not going to let them flip to IB. They will never become like Janney. They must remain jewels accessible on the basis of equality and inclusion to the entire community of DC!”

Eaton & Hearst will always have large OOB enrollments due to the demographics of their neighborhood. The older families there are menopausal and not sending kids to ES or they're wealthy enough to have bought in C.P. and still afford private. It's not like Janney where they blew it all on an ugly house in the middle of upper Caucasia. They're not there for the public schools.

I’m not sure that this still holds. Eaton is substantially overcrowded right now, in a pretty small building on a constrained school lot. Yet as neighborhood enrollment has soared, DCPS stubbornly refuses to manage down OOB slots much. This is illogical.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You could do that today. Eaton and Hearst in Ward 3 still have very large OOB enrollments. DCPS could say, “No - stop! We are not going to lose these schools, not going to let them flip to IB. They will never become like Janney. They must remain jewels accessible on the basis of equality and inclusion to the entire community of DC!”

Eaton & Hearst will always have large OOB enrollments due to the demographics of their neighborhood. The older families there are menopausal and not sending kids to ES or they're wealthy enough to have bought in C.P. and still afford private. It's not like Janney where they blew it all on an ugly house in the middle of upper Caucasia. They're not there for the public schools.

Neighborhood demographics change, and when they do it often happens quickly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You could do that today. Eaton and Hearst in Ward 3 still have very large OOB enrollments. DCPS could say, “No - stop! We are not going to lose these schools, not going to let them flip to IB. They will never become like Janney. They must remain jewels accessible on the basis of equality and inclusion to the entire community of DC!”

Same with Maury and Van Ness in capitol hill which are going to be all white and high SES within the next 5-10 years most likely

Van Ness won't be in Maury's league until they can raise $50K every year to send every 5th grader to a week of Space Camp in Huntsville, AL. Sorry, but a condo on the Wharf just isn't a historic home on the Hill.

Meh, kids can be successful without space camp. No need to be so negative.

I don't think it's negativity, so much as pointing out that as much as Van Ness boosters want to associate with Maury, they've got a way to go. Some test scores and fundraising would demonstrate whether or not the two are really on par. Wishing aloud on DCUM hardly makes it so.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You could do that today. Eaton and Hearst in Ward 3 still have very large OOB enrollments. DCPS could say, “No - stop! We are not going to lose these schools, not going to let them flip to IB. They will never become like Janney. They must remain jewels accessible on the basis of equality and inclusion to the entire community of DC!”

Eaton & Hearst will always have large OOB enrollments due to the demographics of their neighborhood. The older families there are menopausal and not sending kids to ES or they're wealthy enough to have bought in C.P. and still afford private. It's not like Janney where they blew it all on an ugly house in the middle of upper Caucasia. They're not there for the public schools.

Neighborhood demographics change, and when they do it often happens quickly.

DCPS clearly is concerned about losing so many OOB slots in Upper NW. This is a political headache for them, for certain council members and for the mayor. It’s understandable that DCPS is digging in to keep OOB spots in those schools that haven’t completely flipped yet, even if it means overcrowding. The OOB parents won’t complain; they’ll be happy with a slot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You could do that today. Eaton and Hearst in Ward 3 still have very large OOB enrollments. DCPS could say, “No - stop! We are not going to lose these schools, not going to let them flip to IB. They will never become like Janney. They must remain jewels accessible on the basis of equality and inclusion to the entire community of DC!”

Eaton & Hearst will always have large OOB enrollments due to the demographics of their neighborhood. The older families there are menopausal and not sending kids to ES or they're wealthy enough to have bought in C.P. and still afford private. It's not like Janney where they blew it all on an ugly house in the middle of upper Caucasia. They're not there for the public schools.

I'm sorry your income isn't high enough to get you the full range of excellent, guaranteed options. Hang in there!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You could do that today. Eaton and Hearst in Ward 3 still have very large OOB enrollments. DCPS could say, “No - stop! We are not going to lose these schools, not going to let them flip to IB. They will never become like Janney. They must remain jewels accessible on the basis of equality and inclusion to the entire community of DC!”

Same with Maury and Van Ness in capitol hill which are going to be all white and high SES within the next 5-10 years most likely

Van Ness won't be in Maury's league until they can raise $50K every year to send every 5th grader to a week of Space Camp in Huntsville, AL. Sorry, but a condo on the Wharf just isn't a historic home on the Hill.

That is pretty unkind. I’m happy in my historic Hill home, but I can see the appeal of Van Ness. Let’s just be happy with what we have.

Maury parent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You could do that today. Eaton and Hearst in Ward 3 still have very large OOB enrollments. DCPS could say, “No - stop! We are not going to lose these schools, not going to let them flip to IB. They will never become like Janney. They must remain jewels accessible on the basis of equality and inclusion to the entire community of DC!”

Eaton & Hearst will always have large OOB enrollments due to the demographics of their neighborhood. The older families there are menopausal and not sending kids to ES or they're wealthy enough to have bought in C.P. and still afford private. It's not like Janney where they blew it all on an ugly house in the middle of upper Caucasia. They're not there for the public schools.

I'm sorry your income isn't high enough to get you the full range of excellent, guaranteed options. Hang in there!

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Probably make more than you and your household anyway and might have more discretionary income because it’s not all going to a mortgage. Some houses have tripled in cost but aren’t very big so there's bItterness in some that trickles to the blog. Lots of insecurity and inner rage on this blog. Too much focus on image, money, race, and status. Would be nice to focus on helping all children to do well. Helping all children helps keep some stay out of a future in jail or on public assistance, but then we see some rich crooks, too. Make all schools excellent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You could do that today. Eaton and Hearst in Ward 3 still have very large OOB enrollments. DCPS could say, “No - stop! We are not going to lose these schools, not going to let them flip to IB. They will never become like Janney. They must remain jewels accessible on the basis of equality and inclusion to the entire community of DC!”

Same with Maury and Van Ness in capitol hill which are going to be all white and high SES within the next 5-10 years most likely

Van Ness won't be in Maury's league until they can raise $50K every year to send every 5th grader to a week of Space Camp in Huntsville, AL. Sorry, but a condo on the Wharf just isn't a historic home on the Hill.

The Wharf isn't even IB for VN so you obviously don't know what you're talking about.

But neither does the disgusting yay VN will be all rich and white in 5 years poster. There are two large public housing developments in SW that feed into VN and aren't going anywhere, plus the mixed-income housing that was part of the Capper redevelopment in Navy Yard where public housing residents still live (Capitol Quarter, the Bixby, etc, with other buildings still under construction or being planned). The neighborhood is richer and whiter than it was 10 years ago but it's--thankfully--going to remain at least somewhat diverse and affordable for the foreseeable future.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You could do that today. Eaton and Hearst in Ward 3 still have very large OOB enrollments. DCPS could say, “No - stop! We are not going to lose these schools, not going to let them flip to IB. They will never become like Janney. They must remain jewels accessible on the basis of equality and inclusion to the entire community of DC!”

Same with Maury and Van Ness in capitol hill which are going to be all white and high SES within the next 5-10 years most likely

Van Ness won't be in Maury's league until they can raise $50K every year to send every 5th grader to a week of Space Camp in Huntsville, AL. Sorry, but a condo on the Wharf just isn't a historic home on the Hill.

The Wharf isn't even IB for VN so you obviously don't know what you're talking about.

But neither does the disgusting yay VN will be all rich and white in 5 years poster. There are two large public housing developments in SW that feed into VN and aren't going anywhere, plus the mixed-income housing that was part of the Capper redevelopment in Navy Yard where public housing residents still live (Capitol Quarter, the Bixby, etc, with other buildings still under construction or being planned). The neighborhood is richer and whiter than it was 10 years ago but it's--thankfully--going to remain at least somewhat diverse and affordable for the foreseeable future.

Van Ness is the model school. Enough richer (and yes whiters) kids for it to be bearable for folks, racial and ses diversity, and not overwhelming poverty or at-risk folks. The problem is the demographics of DCPS are 70% FARMS and 40% at-risk. No upper middle class parent wants that for their kid black, white, Hispanic, Asian none. And since DC is segregated so much by class and race. The schools that aren't in the wealthiest areas have even higher percentages of FARMS and at-risk kids. So the best you can hope for is. Neighborhood schools in wealthy areas (check), and magnets in other areas (what should be happening).