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I stand corrected.. It was the Chair who asked him to define a "good" partner first ~7:58:30.. but the answer "They did what they said they were going to do" is fairly accurate.
You don't *have* to admit that you may be wrong, but I know your heart, and you're forgiven.
Can we drop this ridiculous charade of righteous outrage now?
Trump's still in office, and our DC votes may not matter, but maybe we should focus on fixing that somehow?[/quote]

The outrage is real and easily explained by the fact that the quality of thousands of lower- and middle-class parents’ kids’ education is being undercut by the selfish behavior a school that predominantly educates the kids of very[b] rich people and which contributes very little to the city treasury. [/b]That outrage is further magnified because it’s not an isolated case. A similar thing is happening with the Old Hardy school building and LAB and with Guy Mason and G.U.. People affected by these cases see that there is an underlying problem and find common cause to fix it.[/quote]

Do you really think that the wealthy families who attend private schools contribute little to the city treasury?  One reason wealthy families live in DC is because of the private schools.  These people pay high property taxes and support public schools even though their kids don't use those schools.  Do all you upper NW DC DCPS families really not understand how private schools benefit this area?  [/quote]

I knew sooner or later some joker would try and make the “they pay taxes” argument. My taxes pay for lots of services I don’t personally use. Private schools should pay property taxes. [/quote]

If private schools have to pay taxes, they will raise fees.  Some number of students will leave and attend DC public schools, most likely in NW.  This will squeeze further the dwindling number of places for students who don’t live in Ward 3.  While that will mean less diversity it will also mean higher academic achievement in those public schools.  [/quote]

We want people to att Ms the public schools.  A thriving public school system is super important for the health of the city.

And shouldn't Maret have planned for this?  They're the ones who can control their own enrollment.  I got a solution, Maret can became a charter school.[/quote]

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