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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Since the redistricting the Lafayette neighborhood technically may be in Ward 4 but it certainly is not of Ward 4.  Ward 4 has a checkered political history.  It was part of Ward 3 for years and that is how most residents are oriented — west of the Park.  It would be unthinkable if Lafayette no longer fed to Deal and Wilson.[/quote]

Change is hard but not impossible.[/quote]

NP here. It's ridiculous to rezone homes that families likely specifically bought for the school boundaries. It makes a lot more sense to end OOB feeder rights. [/quote]

This is what is done throughout the country on a regular basis.  DC lacks the political will to do it due to historical patterns of de jure and defacto segregation and optics. [/quote]

Serious question: What would the diversity demographics look like at Deal and Wilson if DC ended OOB feeder rights? I'm imagining it wouldn't be mostly white, since most people here seem to be defining diversity as black vs white.

On a related note, DC will never have great schools as long as we govern based on the lowest common denominator. Right now, IB families can't have an excellent Deal or Wilson because some other OOB families won't get it. So instead we'll go ahead and ensure it's overcrowded enough so NO ONE gets a great school. We have an opportunity for these schools to become great. We should end OOB feeder rights and check for residency and boundary cheaters to ensure they're not overcrowded.[b] Efforts should focus on improving other schools[/b]. It's the only sustainable option.[/quote]

The only way to do that is to change the city's population, because what makes one school better than another is determined by the student body.

Swap the teachers at Kelly Miller with the ones at Deal and the test scores would not budge. Nearly 80% of students in DC are economically disadvantaged and 50% are at risk (these number have hardly budged in the last 10 years, as the number of total students has increased). Those who say "improve other schools" come off as blissfully unaware of the root issues. [/quote]

PP you're responding to here. OK, fair enough regarding the student body issues. But some of these neighborhoods do have the student body demographics, yet these families are choosing OOB DCPS, DCPCS, or privates. Something has to be done to make the IB schools a realistic choice. For example, look at the Logan Circle/Columbia Heights/ Shaw area. There are plenty of affluent families there, but the middle and high schools aren't even close to reasonable options. I'm not saying that I have all the answers, but steps need to be taken to make these schools realistic options. No UMC families - either black or white - would consider Cardozo for example. The student body at Cardozo doesn't reflect the neighborhood. DC leadership hasn't demonstrated a viable plan to work towards this improvement of EOTP MS & HS options. Anything short of this just isn't sustainable. It can't be Deal/Hardy/Wilson or a handful of charters forever. [/quote]

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