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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To the writer who chased away the PP because he or she does not have children of middle school age: don't you think that all residents have an interest in ensuring Hardy becomes an excellent middle school? First, every involved citizen has a general interest in seeing that the public-school offerings are rigorous. Second local residents have a more pecuniary interest, because a second rate local middle school can be a drag on property values. If a prospective buyer questions the quality of the local public school offering the buyer may go elsewhere.  Anyone who doubts the strong connection between top-quality public schools and real estate values needlook no further then in AU Park and Tenleytown, where even small brick colonials on tiny lots fetch substantial price premiums because they feed to Janney, Deal and Wilson. Clearly residence of upper Northwest want Hardy to improve but the unwillingness of those more directly connected to the school to entertain suggestions for change or disheartening.[/quote]

Yes, I agree with this. Here is a short list of people who have a stake in Hardy's progression to a majority-IB school (not an exact ordering of importance!):

1) families currently at Hardy!

2) parents IB for Hardy with kid in grade 4 or 5. There are some posters on these threads who think that these and the previous are the only people who should be posting.

3) parents OOB for Hardy with kids in grade 4 or 5 (or any grade) hoping to get in. It's not rocket science: increased IB means fewer OOB spots.

4) parents IB for Hardy with little kids.

5) parents OOB but at a feeder school.

6) parents IB for Hardy with "no kids in the game" but own their real estate.

7) parents IB for Deal. Why? Because as Hardy improves, Wilson improves. Deal is currently more appealing than Wilson for many IB for Deal. test scores are not the same.

8) people who own real estate IB for Wilson, half the city (although this is a more tenuous link because for those IB for Deal, Deal is the driver of values)

9) parents and non-parents all over the city and probably throughout the greater washington area who see Hardy as symbolic of larger issues and struggles in DC. Reverse migration. The Plan. Flipping of schools. School reform. School quality. Retaining families in the District.  Reference the articles linked above, and the attendance of a Ward 7 councilmember at a Hardy meeting.

Conclusion: depending on your perspective, there are a great many people with "a dog in this fight"!

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