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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]so, exclude in-boundary families in order to accomplish this PP? where do those children go to school?[/quote] Put another school in upper NWDC to make room for the 25% Farms space in JKLM. The AU law school across from the Crate & Barrel is moving (or at least I think I read that), put a new elementary school there and call it Janney West. A 75% in-boundary population for WOTP schools should be plenty to keep the in-boundary families interested, active, and engaged in their neighborhood schools. In fact, put another school in any neighborhood that has an overcrowded elementary (eg, Brent). Also, DC should provide bussing to any kids who have to go across the park. At 7:00 am there isn't that much traffic in DC proper and at 3:00 pm it is still before the rush hour and there can be designated pick up/drop off spots like a community center where there can be after care as well. As one PP notes, most working parents have neither the time or the resources to bring their elementary school kids across the city for school every day. Adding a 25% Farms to high performing schools all across the city and not just EOTP would make the "cluster" proposal more fair -- even the authors of the article apparently realize that a 50% Farms at WOTP schools won't work and would result in parents pulling their kids out. But having 25% Farms at the handful of WOTP and other successful schools will be great news for some lucky families it still won't solve the bigger problem by any means. That would be what, maybe 600-800 kids that get spots? [/quote] You are obviously a visionary who should seek elective office or employ at OSSE or DCPS. Fork out millions of dollars to buy property from AU for "Janney West." Then "put" another school in the Brent District because it is "overcrowded"! Maybe you can get together with some of the experts to figure out where this school would be "put" and perhaps after doing this you can then try to figure out whether Brent is actually overcrowded and the potential impact of Van Ness. Oh, and as for those who would support Brent and Ross "quotas," as long as you are pulling numbers out of your assses, why not 26.2 or 37.4 percent. And where exactly would those Brent students be bused to while WoTP is treated as sacrosanct. Seems like a sound basis for public policy.[/quote]
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