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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ward 3 needs a new middle school.  Half the ward no longer has access to Deal and few ward residents consider Hardy an option because of the significant quality gap with Deal.  [/quote]

Ward 3 doesn't need a new high school, middle school or elementary school for that matter.

DGS should charge the Lab School true market rate for a 20 year lease and keep it moving.[/quote]

This, exactly.[/quote]

I disagree. DC should find a public purpose for public land. Not necessarily a school, but keep it under public control. Think of how much the education landscape in DC has changed in the past 10, 15 and 20 years. Think of how much the city overall has changed. All projections are that the city population is going to surge in the next decade. Public land is going to be at a premium. [/quote]

How about a STEM school for at-risk youth. [/quote]

Only if transportation is provided. This location is served by a single bus line and is not convenient to Metro.[/quote]

The nice thing about bus lines is they can be added simply by re-routing buses. For example, Metro has four lines -- the D31, D32, D33 and D34 -- that are collectively known as the "Deal Junior High School Line" (http://www.wmata.com/bus/timetables/dc/d31-34.pdf). They run only on days DCPS is open. They arrive once a day at Deal between 8:20 and 8:25, and depart once a day from Deal at 3:30. [/quote]

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