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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A rising tide lifts all boats?  Show me the data that bears this out (unless FARMs rate is less than 20 percent).  No doubt that the VNPG wants to replicate nearby Brent in most respects, and do so virtually overnight.  However, they need sufficient IB numbers to do this and start from the ground up.  Why any of them want to stir the pot by voicing their isolationist agenda on DCUM is baffling.[/quote]

Can't see how poor kids in SW benefit from the Capitol Quarter/Navy Yard high SES families running off to charters, privates (Waterfront Academy bilingual Montessori opening in June anyone?) the burbs, Brent, Tyler etc.  This is what they do now, and will continue to do if VanNess is more than around 1/4 low SES.   They would be a real asset to the new school as a group.  So suck it up DCPS, and bleeding DCUM hearts, given them a school they're happy with.  [/quote]

Van Ness families with sibling preference can't even get into Brent any longer, at least for PS and PK.  Tyler is a band-aid at best for those grades.  FWIW, i predict many will stay invested in Van Ness irrespective of FARMs rate as it will take several years for the school to reach equilibrium in terms of its population.  And if they bail, all the batter for OOB students who will stand to benefit from a modernized facility with no institutional interests such as those being discussed in the Ludlow-Taylor and Watkins threads.[/quote]

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