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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm not the PP who argued that Hill schools should be for IB families, but since I agree with him/her I'll point out that you're painting with too broad a brush.  S/he said "phase out" and that doesn't sound unreasonable.  In Chicago in the 90s, Mayor Daley often aruged that IB property taxpayers had the right to feel so comfortable with local schools that MOST would seriously consider sending their children to them.  His position on IB rights helped transform dozens of inner city schools.  From what I've read and heard about Chicago, it wasn't that "all the OOB" kids were kicked out, it was that IB families came flooding in, improving almost everybody's lot.  In NW, the OOB population is mainly comprised of DC taxpayers.  On the Hill, a good chuck of ours used to be local, but now reside where rents are cheaper (MD).  IB parents have almost no recourse and the pols are remiss in leaving us to our own devices to fight back.

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Obviously the population of school age kids attending DCPS on the hill has increased and may continue to increase.  Test scores at LT don't look awful and the school feeds into a better middle school.

If there are problems with out of state students or a lackluster principal than those issues should be addressed directly.  Suggesting that DCPS should kick out the kids you don't like is politically infeasible, no wonder Tommy Wells doesn't seem responsive.  [/quote]

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