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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know you mom, your child is Asian, you are not, and you're very happy with L-T.  What will make a difference over time is school leadership that sees value in attracting neighborhood families of all races and classes.  We're finally likely to get that now.  Neighborhood parents have never been the problem at LT.  No in-boundary parent should have to walk on egg shells at a neighborhood elementary school for not being part of the "in" crowd.
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And a school principal shouldn't have to walk on eggshells because they're not white enough, don't live in the neighborhood, and don't judge any one of their students by their address.

It's fine and understandable for families to want to increase neighborhood enrollment.  But the principal should not ever have - nor be expected to have - a preference for some families in their school over others, based on where they live, neighborhood or not.[/quote]

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This attitude helps explain why the Ludlow PTA is practically broke.  Brent PTA parents raised 240K this past school year, and not just because their little district has grown affluent as a result of gentrification. The fact remains that DC's best elementary schools are neighborhood schools with majority IB populations, and by a long shot. Ludlow and Cobbs have been scaring high SES neighborhood families away for six years, often even before pres3.  Yet some gentrifiers have defended the miserable arrangement tooth and nail.

The new principal has her work cut out for her - the neighborhood has yet to rally to support a cohesive, effective parent group, or to retain nearly enough white kids for Ludlow's CAS scores to be published by subgroup (25+ kids per grade). Even if the new principal proves highly effective, she's not going to be able to manage all the tensions associated with rapid change. The longstanding OOB population with a strong (and warped) sense of ownership is going to be feel increasingly threatened as the school culture evolves to become more high SES friendly, possibly at warp speed as at Maury. [/quote]

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