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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What it means is, white parents don't show until a certain school "gets good" and then once it does they say it "needs to be a neighborhood school."

Did this happen or not at Hill elementary schools?[/quote]

Nice try.  It is not just white parents.  Cities change over time.  Some gentrify like DC, some decay like Detroit.  The fact that a neighborhood school reflects those living in its boundaries is the effect of the DCPS neighborhood school system.  I might prefer if my child had the option to attend a JKLM but that would require sacrifices and trade offs that may not be worth it for me.  But the fact remains that schools like Brent and Maury "got good" in large part because saw an influx of high-SES families as the neighborhoods became increasingly gentrified.  Reclaiming a neighborhood school from mediocrity or worse is nothing to be ashamed about and it's up to parents of lower performing schools to do the same by demanding more of DCPS and their own children.

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