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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Isn't Murch #19 on the list of schools in need of renovation?  So there are 18 ahead.  That's not even counting the many charter schools that have been short-changed on facilities funding since their inception.[/quote]

It was not at the top of that particular list, solely because some of the data used to create that list was ridiculous. And the Education Committee acknowledged that. In particular, DCPS took a school (Murch) where 60% of educational space is in trailers and called it under capacity. Meanwhile schools with twice the space and half the enrollment of Murch were shown as being near, at, or over capacity.

Murch was at the top of the the prior list DC created and ignored (after spending millions of dollars to analyze the schools). I don't remember other schools begin angry that Murch was pushed back then in favor of other schools. Instead, I remember these same types of comments that DC should be prioritizing their school. Meanwhile, Murch has an 86 year old building that has never been renovated. The whole place is an ADA nightmare, in spite of having students in wheelchairs. And it is the most overcrowded school in the city. [/quote]

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