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[quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]
[quote]But, yes, the middleclass OBers at Eaton from mt Pleasant would likely be fine with Bancroft if it was just 20-30% low income. That is what most of us want - a school that is diverse but majority middle class so we and our kids aren't in culturally alien territory. Unfortunately, 70% of the kids in DC are not middleclass or above, which sets us all up for a scramble.
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This thread is getting increasingly confusing and convolunted. But I agree with the point above. I'm a Bancroft parent and I, too, wish the school had a better socioeconomic balance (more middle class families). The thing is, they are right there in the neighborhood. But they don't choose Bancroft (except for preschool). As a parent who has worked very hard to try to change that (by meeting with prospective families, doing what I can to improve the school, etc.), it's incredibly frustrating. Chicken and the egg problem, I guess.

But for any parents who are on the fence, I can tell you that Bancroft is a surprisingly good for a school that 70%+ low income Latino kids.[/quote]

I applaud you for your honesty.  If a few Janney/Murch parents would let themselves be rezoned for Hearst.  If Mt. Pleasant families stayed home for Bancroft.  If the Logan charter crowed stayed home for Garrison.  And so on. We would eventually have a functional, logical and SUCCESSFUL elementary school system.  Traffic would be reduced and everyone would win.  But instead, because of poor policy decisions, we are left with this ridiculous system where neighbors flee their neighborhoods by claiming some elaborate OOB decision-making process, but in reality everyone knows what is going on.[/quote]

Again, you may believe that you have special mind-reading capabilities, but the truth is that you don't. If everyone who chooses not to attend Bancroft is doing so because of the socio-economic mix, how do you explain those who are simply not interested in its bilingual program? 
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