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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ok, I have only read the last 4 pages of this thread, but what is clear to me is that a focused program on helping kids with drive and some capacity EOTP starting in early grades would grow the pie of capable kids to make several strong middle and high schools.  There are a lot more of these kids out there than we appreciate.   Yes this takes time, but even 5 or so years of supports could build a solid cohort.  Problem is that the district has never focused on this cohort.   NCLB has meant that resources have focus on pulling the kids at the 30-50th percentile and try and pull them to proficient.  If you were proficient, here read a book, while I work with this group.  I know kids from pretty dire economic circumstances now at wilson that take 3-4 buses some days to get to school that are going to to go to some excellent colleges because adults at Hardy made sure they got tutoring where needed and a few summer scholarships.  This is where the pie needs to be expanding.  [/quote]

+1.

I know kids that fit this description and I see their parents really scrambling to put private school tuition together because the public school options just aren't there for them.[/quote]

It is the middle school where I see it falling apart for parents.  There needs to be application middle schools that get some of the hedge fund money you see going to charters.  I would make a world a difference. [/quote]

I think you overestimate the amount of money charters are receiving, particularly when you compare that how DC has traditionally tried to underfund them.

I can see the appeal of the Roosevelt idea, and it's certainly better than recreating Western at Ellington.  I'm curious though (sorry if this was answered, but I don't recall seeing it), what does Roosevelt have to offer over Cardozo except that it's currently undergoing renovation (and now the city needs to justify overspending on a shrinking population, especially as it is underspending on growing ones)?  The amount of money being spent on renovating Roosevelt is staggering, as is that which was spent on Dunbar and Cardozo.  Taxpayers are justifiably ticked off at the extravagance, because it doesn't attract new students the way it was supposed to (e.g. Eastern, not to mention Brookland MS, which will delay opening in the hopes that families will care and enroll their children).

Having spent a lot of time in the two neighborhoods (Roosevelt and Cardozo), Cardozo has more to offer (central location, amazing view of the city, metro accessibility, etc.).  Perhaps there's hope that Roosevelt would draw from Ward 3, but as has been discussed above ad nauseum, barring an even more extravagant outlay of expenses nobody is going to drive past Wilson on their way to Roosevelt and consider that anything other a slap in the face.

If there's a serious attempt to placate other parts of the city, then Cardozo could be discussed as an alternative to Roosevelt.  Again, curious why we're not going down that road instead. [/quote]

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