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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In my opinion, WMST was a solid school but could not overcome the purchase of its current site on Bladensburg Rd.[/quote]

A truly horrible location![/quote]

Candid question: What's wrong with the location? Did they own it rather than lease it? Is that common among charter schools? 
Haven't there been arrangements where a different charter takes over the building and students of closing charters? Could that happen here? Or might another charter be interested in the space?

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They owned the building. Some charters own their building (see also LAMB, BASIS) others lease.

THeir address is 1920 Bladensburg Rd NE. It's a non-descript building surrounded by light industrial buildings and warehouses.

They will need to sell the school's building to settle their debt, and they supposedly have a buyer who will supposedly pay $9M for the site. Unlikely any other charter can afford that.

The school has a short window of time to come up with a plan to get out of their financial crisis. That could involve being taken over by someone else -- too soon to tell. [/quote]

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