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Why is the representation on the committee so lopsided?

W1: one rep
W2: one rep
W3: one rep
W4: three reps
W5: two reps
W6: one rep
W7: three reps
W8: three reps
City wide: 4 reps

Seems like the committee is rigged. Was it a similar composition 10 years ago?[/quote]

Wow, that is ridiculous.

Wards 7 and 8 are the least populous wards and they each get 3 reps?

Wards 1-4 are about the same size in population; ward 5 is a bit bigger; and ward 6 is the biggest.  Yet wards 1-3 and 6 only get 1 rep; 4 gets 3 reps; and 5 gets 2 reps?

WTF?[/quote]

If you look at this report, and see page 13 (https://dcpolicycenter.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2020-21-State-of-DC-Schools-pages-format.pdf)  I am guessing the numbers on the committee are based on the percent of public school children come from that ward. Ward 6 is a huge ward, but many of the residents don't have kids, or send them to non public schools. So they total up to only 11% of the total students in public schools. Whereas wards 7 and 8 combined total is 42% of the public school population. So while the committee has parents from all wards, maybe it weighs them based on their proportional participation in the public school system?[/quote]

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