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[quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]Isn't she pro-neighborhood preference for charter schools?[/quote]

According to this:

http://c3.thevoterguide.org/v/wamu14/race-detail.do?id=12719987

She is not, but Graham is. 
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I am very glad that Graham lost, but as a former charter school parent I believe there are reasons to offer perhaps a limited neighborhood preference for charters.  The reason is how they are sited and the burdens that they can put on their immediate neighbors (traffic,parking) -- so it's only fair that the schools' neighbors also have the ability to benefit educationally.  As public schools, charters bootstrap themselves onto DCPS' zoning status as matter of right institutions in residential zones, even if they locate in a church or some other space. And, while DCPS is under matter of right, traditionally such schools were neighborhood schools (ie, lots of students walked, so impacts were mitigated) and were subject to the oversight of the political process.  Charters arguably should be treated for zoning purposes more like private schools, which are subject to a special exception process in which community impacts are reviewed, balanced and ideally mitigated.  Because they're not, a limited neighborhood process (say for some slots) ensures that the community gets some direct benefits along with the impacts.[/quote]

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