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[quote=Anonymous]virtually all of upper-income DC east of Rock Creek Park either puts their kids in Wilson (but for a few private schools and charters) and that is a HUGE factor in its overcrowding. And a major reason why Wilson is overcrowded while, for example, Coolidge's enrollment is anemic and Cardozo's is situated in a hugely expensive neighborhood now and gets none of its neighbors' kids with incomes above the poverty line.

Those who want to maintain access to Wilson will always say BUT BUT BUT you have to keep access to Wilson to prevent the perpetuation of racism and segregation!!!! The underprivileged need Wilson. . . And that's the crutch that upper income families have used in, for example, Ward 4, to keep their kids in Wilson despite its overcrowding and obvious proximity to Roosevelt.

The way to let the problem resolve itself is to allow the mobility options to continue FOR THOSE WHO ARE AT-RISK, not those who simply figured out how to game the system, and DC thankfully has designated categories for whom that works.

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