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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is a blatant enrollment boost at the expense of Garrison and the other schools in the neighborhood.

Well played, PCSB. I wonder what Pearson traded for this?[/quote]

Traded?

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Pearson is under fire from Charter true believers for positing the idea that maybe the public/charter mix is "about right" in DC.  FOCUS, his board, and other folks are gunning for his job.  The expansion of Meridian is probably a fig leaf to one vested interest or another. [/quote]

Meridian has a new team, IB candidate school status, and a healthy balance sheet. No silent coup or conspiracy here.[/quote]

Point is - expanding Meridian is inconsistent with the vision Pearson expressed since it undercuts the neighboring DCPS's (Garrison, Marie Reed, Cleveland), but he probably felt like he need to placate his loudest critics.[/quote]

I think DCPS will be stronger than ever. Parents near U Street, Logan Circle, and across DC now have more choice for PK3, PK4, and Kindergarten as our neighborhood grows.

Garrison, Marie Reed, and Cleveland are all very different choices than Meridian's IB:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Baccalaureate[/quote]

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