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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]City wide lottery!!! Problem solved!! 
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And giant new problems created!!!![/quote]

yup San Francisco utter failure[/quote]

A city wide lottery or application process for HS doesn’t seem that crazy. I agree it’s nuts to schlep first graders across town, but high school students could do it.[/quote]

A lot of people would move out of the city without guaranteed MS and HS rights. Neighbors would stop supporting schools because there wouldn't be any in boundary schools. Deal, Wilson, and other more desirable schools are desirable because of the student population. DCPS has historically had a population with poor parental advocacy and a host of issues with the issues that poverty brings. The schools that are doing better don't have these same issues specifically because of the student/parent population. Take that away and everything becomes Dunbar or Coolidge or Cardozo. I think doing anything that undermines any progress DCPS has made would be the wrong move. Build the other schools up but don't tear the other schools down or DCPS will revert to the 1980's.

This doesn't even touch on the fact that many parents don't want their MS/HS kid spending a long time on commute. My MS kid barely has time for school, after school activities, dinner, homework, shower, reading, and bedtime in time to wake up and get ready for school again. I can't imagine subtracting half an hour each way for commute. We specifically moved in boundary for Deal and Wilson. We would never consider Coolidge, etc. Parents like us would just move out of the city if there aren't by rights good schools.[/quote]

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