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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If DCPS would release the 20+ empty school buildings, this wouldn't be an issue.  Hopefully, Harmony will force the closure of Langley and there will be one more.  OTOH, what do Catania and Bowser intend to do to help?[/quote]

As a charter school parent, I agree with this.

While we parents (DCPS/Charter) bicker for scraps and hurt our children in the process - let's figure out what our proposed leadership would intend to do.

I'd like to know what any future Mayor plans to do about the facilities issue in Washington.[/quote]

It is one thing to want DCPS to release building for use by charter schools.  It is quite another to hope that a charter school forces the closure of a public school.  [/quote]

It's also exceptionally far fetched to suggest that Harmony will have sufficient impact on Langley for it to close.  Langley is rapidly improving and has a great team.  Harmony is a for profit with an odd Texan background that is not supported in the neighborhood.[/quote]

Speaking as someone who lives in the neighborhood, Langley is [i]not[/i] supported by the neighborhood.  If Langley had a great team, then its scores wouldn't be below the (already lowest in the nation) DC average.  Harmony's are above the Texas average, which is far above DC's.  They have a 100% college acceptance rate.  If that's the kind of background you call odd, then DC needs to get a lot more odd.

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And speaking as someone who also lives in the neighborhood (and has almost certainly lived there significantly longer than you have), I can tell you that Langley is MUCH more supported (even by those who don't send their kids there, like me) than Harmony whose stated goal has been to "become" the neighborhood school.  If you were aware of the neighborhood schooling options you'd also realize that Langley's statistics are for Langley Education Campus which no longer exists.  Langley ES has only been in existence for one year, with a brand new team and an excellent Principal and you will certainly see changes when this year's results are published.  Sure, it will take a little while, but I have to ask - have you actually toured the school?  Met the principal?  Spoken to parents?  Thought not.[/quote]

No, most families in the neighborhood are more interested in Seaton than in Langley.[/quote]

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