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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The "equitable access preference" is MASSIVE and seems a lot less fair than the one for siblings. [/quote]

It's only unfair if you don't believe in equity. Whereas the sibling preference is really one of practicality and doesn't really have a values-based purpose.[/quote]

eh, only if you believe "equity" is some magic word that makes arbitrary policy choices unassailable.

the reality in dc is that middle income people get jack when it comes to schools.

rich people, let's define them as people making more than $350,000, can afford to buy into neighborhoods where schools are good or they can send their kids to private.

anybody in dc who gets snap benefits gets the equitable access preference, and you can get snap benefits if you make $75,000 and have three kids.

but there's really nothing for people who make between $75,000 or so and $350,000 (aside from the sibling preference, or if they happen to work for the school). those people can move somewhere else, i guess. [/quote]

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