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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nick, you mean well, but overcrowing is a WOTP issue and I don't think overhauling the whole system for everyone is going to be acceptable EOTP and EOTR.  If you think people in Ward 3 will accept a lottery assignment at Ballou, think again.

The answer IMO is to strengthen the existing schools so that people want to attend, and to consider reopening or expanding spaces that are available, as needed. If Wilson-zoned parents cared more about quality elsewhere, it could happen.  But you seem to assume Ward 3 conditions of overcrowing and no more spaces apply everywhere.  That just isn't true.[/quote]

+1.  Yes, you can take a bare statistic and pronounce that the schools are overcrowded, but the stat can be easily misused unless accompanied by a graphic displaying geographical density of the students in comparison to each school's capacity.

The big picture is that DC is bearing the effects of gentrification more and faster than any other city in the USA, and the effects with respect to schools are being felt differently in different sections of our city.  A challenging problem, one that can right itself in the future, but only if capacity is ready and waiting as the tide flows.

An all-lottery system may be tempting on the surface, but I have yet to read a convincing argument that it would best meet diverse students' needs over time.  Personally, I think a few more charter middles with different purposes (one geared to academics, another to art, another to tech, etc.) would go a long way to balancing out different demands. [/quote]

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