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[quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]
Jeff, thanks again for your willingness to engage on this, and sorry for my confusion earlier. Fair point on Option B and Janney.

I am pessimistic about the prospects of any as-of-right HS east of the park within the next 20 years. Whereas some on this thread seem optimistic even on a 5 year timeline. So some of this does come down to empirical predictions.

But there is also some principle at work here. For me the ability to buy a house in a school district is part of the bedrock of this country's values. It is the original and most fundamental version of "school choice". I am only recently learning that places like San Francisco have experimented with something radically different, with disastrous results.

A move to a city wide lottery would send a signal beyond education policy. It would indicate that Fenty was an outlier and DC is back to business as usual.

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I am happy to talk or write about this subject as much as necessarily. I'm perfectly willing to seek victory through attrition :-)

I don't know if a high-performing high school can be developed EotP in the near future and, if it can, what timeline would be required. Even if all parties involved came up with a plan upon which we all agreed -- unlikely in itself -- I have grave doubts about DCPS's ability to implement it.

There are only two things that seem for sure: 1) Wilson and Deal have current and increasing problems with overcrowding; and 2) Roosevelt is getting a $127 million renovation. That's not much of a foundation for a successful school, but all we are doing here is exploring the possibility.

I agree that the ability to buy a house within a particular school boundary is important. But, it is also important that large parts of our community are not shut out from opportunities for quality education. The only way I see to reconcile these two principles is to increase the number of opportunities for quality education. 
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Mt P parent here again, ok, I see what I am up against here in terms of forum posting - this must be what loss by attrition feels like  :)

Seriously, I'll leave it here, and respect your earlier request that this thread be focused on suggestions for Roosevelt. Despite my pessimism I'd be excited to see something great done with Roosevelt, especially when so much has been or will be spent on physical renovation. No downside there.

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