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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"Interesting to note that it is the much-demonized upper middle class and gentrifiers who are paying the lion's share of taxes to fund the DC school system, yet it is they who continually face the most resistance toward actually having their students' needs met by the DC school system."

Actually, it's far more interesting to note your assumptions about taxes, the upper middle class, and how accelerated you assume the children of this suffering group to be.

And to the PP who thinks BASIS is being formed by parents? Guess again. BASIS is a calculated expansion move by a group from Tucson led by a very conservative leader. It is not a grass roots movement to save the poor wilting "gifteds".[/quote]

I understood that Mary Siddall approached BASIS about coming to DC.  I don't think the expansion move was as calculated as you think.

Those of us who have hard working bright kids -- not necessarily gifted -- would like to support a public charter school that serves their needs.  Thus, we are pulling our kids our of Deal and Latin and passing on Maret and GDS in an effort to give BASIS DC the momentum it needs its first year.  Sounds grass roots to me.

Some of us are white.  Some Hispanic.  Some black.  Some Asian.  Some Indian.  Most of us pay property taxes.[/quote]

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