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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree with that statement OP. We have a problem with resource hogging in this city. [/quote]

Most of the education funds don’t go WOTP; they go to schools in areas where at-risk kids live. I’m 100% fine with this and I pay for it with my taxes.

But the slides get at the crux of the problem - there is not a lot that can be done based on the demographic projections. The schools are getting whiter because that’s how birth rate changes are trending. And, even then, they will likely be at capacity once the new schools are built and open. And, even then, the OOB seats are filled with well-to-do children of color, not the truly at-risk.

Perhaps this is portending even bigger changes that go beyond the options in the slides. Because of the “whitening” DCPS will be forced to end the concept of local schools.

It’s just a huge mess, imho. Had DCPS started addressing this issue 10 years ago, there’d be a lot more capacity for OOB and at-risk right now. Instead, they are scrambling because the demographic changes are coming at them so fast. [/quote]

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