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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Doesn’t DCPS actually have excess school capacity?  It’s just not in Ward 3.  [/quote]

Yes. Frumin is trumpeting the Intelsat because it is metro accessible. But that's not exactly a plus when no one in the boundary (Hardy MS) that the school serves lives on a metro line. MacArthur is not a great location, but it's much better than Intelsat for that boundary.[/quote]
His goal ostensibly would be to make it a city-wide school in Ward 3, primarily for OOB students, so that Palisades kids can go back to J-R because DCPS is starting a new boundary study. However, I don’t think that’s his real goal because this proposal is so sloppy and ill thought through that it is fundamentally unserious. So his main goal is probably to placate Palisades families to make it look like he’s fighting for them by throwing out this pathetic Hail Mary that lacks conviction. I’m sure Trish Duncan has been chatting with him. [/quote]

It's not exactly low carbon and green to keep building new school capacity in Ward 3 with the intention that thousands of OOB students will get across town to go to them (many by private car).  Shouldn't DC try to improve schools closer to where students actually live.  All wards deserve higher quality elementary and secondary schools.[/quote]

If you know how to achieve this, I’m sure they will be happy to hear from you.[/quote]

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