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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][i]I agree that most in-boundary families haven't been thrilled with Ludlow-Taylor, but a big part of that is breathtaking arrogance and a culture of what can truly be described as well-poisoning on the part of some neighbors. Nowhere else in the city have I witnessed such an unbelievable attitude of entitlement as the in-bounds L-T gentrifiers. Hopefully the renovation and a new principal, coupled with a decision on the future of SWS, will help the neighborhood unite behind their school.[/i]

I don't hear entitlement, I hear frustration that L-T has lagged far behind Maury on various levels, and that in-boundary parents can't do much about it.  Nothing unbelievable there.  I don't expect the neighborhood to unite behind "their school," since few neighbors approach L-T with a sense of ownership, but do expect more in-boundary parents of little ones to try the early childhood program under new leadership.  On our block, there are a dozen families with ES-age children and none has stayed at L-T past prek.  Many hoped to, and worked to, but none did.  If the new principal can convince most in-boundary parents that they can't do better than L-T, with or without lottery luck, perfect.  Yea!!!![/quote]

As far as I can tell, the only area where LT has "lagged far behind" Maury is in the number of white/high-SES kids. There are more kids scoring advanced at LT than there are at Maury. I'd much rather my kid go to a school that challenges her academically, where she has the opportunity to become friends with kids from all walks of life who she might not otherwise get to know because they live in other parts of the city.[/quote]

That's what they all say  :D [/quote]

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