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[quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]Will a new HS need all the bells and whistles that are currently planned for Duke's renovation? No. Duke will stay put and their isn't gonna be a new HS built. Boundaries need to be shortened/tightened for Wilson, [b]done[/b].[/quote]

No. Not done. First, create equal or better alternatives to Wilson which attract, rather than forcibly remove, students from Wilson.

It astonishes me how many fail to see that the "dig a moat around my school and call it a day" approach is self-defeating. It's the strongest argument for choice sets and lotteries that can be made.
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I think it's a little more complicated than that, but your point about digging moats is spot-on.

It seems to me (TO ME) that the people most vociferously in favor of tightening boundaries and removing feeders are Ellington folks who stand to lose if Wilson cannot continue taking Hardy et al. The loudest claims to move Ellington seem to come from people who may end up on the chopping block at Wilson should Ellington stay put, including EOTP folks.

This is all probably wrong and based on only a few people, but it's kind of an "I'm going to lay siege to your castle so that mine stays untouched" mentality. [/quote]

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