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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is literally not her job to do school boundaries, so why would she comment on it?[/quote]

The most frustrating aspect of this process is the refusal to discuss both improving school quality and school boundary changes in the same conversation.  The boundary review is assuming that quality can be improved and everyone should be happy with their new choices.  That is usually when the DME's "magic wand" comment comes up.  She also refers to all the work that is happening at DCPS to improve schools.  The reason that Kaya would speak up would be to address what is happening in DCPS to improve schools, the missing piece of the conversation.

Some people will be losers under a revised plan and the DME's point is that some people are losers today.  If you were in her job, who would you be more concerned about, the engaged, involved parents that will find a way to ensure their children are well educated or the children born to families without the knowledge of how to engage or ensure their children receive a good education?

The problem is there is no reason to think the social engineering she is proposing will work in the long term.  The more cynical view is that she knows this is the death knell for DCPS and she is working to move things along to support a full charter take over.

I am glad that there is a mayoral race in the background of this debacle and hope that the public can stay engaged long enough to ensure her plan will never come to fruition.  [/quote]

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