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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]This is what white flight looks like in real time, the real question is what will happen to the area if it continues and if the historical effects such as depressed property values, school results and crime follow.[/b]  Looking at the metrics the schools are starting to decline in those areas in the east.[/quote]

Yes, it is so interesting.  In decades past, white flight drove people out of DC and away from black/poor people.  Now, the suburbs are no longer a sanctuary as the numbers of poor brown people are increasing, and so white flight into privates and areas further afield is happening.

In all seriousness, I don't know what the answer is.  We moved out of one of the W school districts and bought in NW DC--but our oldest is young, the neighborhood schools are already good in a few areas and are improving in other areas as gentrification spreads, and we can afford private if need be (we're also AA and therefore are probably a lot more comfortable with diversity than some of the folks going on here about illegals).  Of course, moving isn't a realistic or desirable option for most people.

If we stayed in MoCo and lived in one of the areas with significant increases in ESL students, I guess I'd just push the powers that be for more wrap-around services and other resources--smaller class sizes, more teachers, more social workers/psychologists to meet needs of those exposed to crime/violence in their home countries, etc.  Yes, I guess this would likely come with higher taxes, but the demographic trends won't change anytime soon, so it seems a prudent investment of resources.  DC spends a ton of money on education given the high-needs population in all but a handful of schools; perhaps MoCo should follow suit to ensure that standards remain high and all students needs are met, to the extent possible.[/quote]

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