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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow. There is a ton of sour grapes and self interest going on here with both sides trying to justify with "you are selfish and entitled and I  not".

No question that the best thing for THE SCHOOL itself is for there to be a mix of city wide draw and proximity preference.  I don't believe people saying the school would fill up with kids within 1500 feet.  Especially with sibling preference for those already admitted city wide being ranked above proximity.

Those of you arguing against citywide simply want a better chance for your own kids and don't truly have the best interests of the school or the city at heart. But nice try.[/quote]
Sorry, but filling a school via sibling preference and proximity doesn't count as "citywide." But nice try!

And I'm not really following your logic that advocating for a citywide program that gives kids from every ward a shot is *more* selfish than those who want the school to belong to a handful of neighbors. If you have lived on the Hill, you know that Hill elementary schools are full of out-of-bounds kids; what would be best for the Hill would be *fewer* seats, not more. That would concentrate neighborhood advocates at their neighborhood schools, which most agree is best for everyone.

Fortunately for us, Kaya has absolutely nothing to gain by providing proximity preference. In SWS, she will have a successful program that serves the whole city, and she won't be undermining Ludlow-Taylor. I'm not personally interested in the SWS model, but it certainly seems to fit the criteria for a specialty school. Oh, and Tommy Wells is running for mayor, so "citywide" is music to his ears.[/quote]

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