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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What about building a new middle school? I remember that was brought up by Mary Cheh at some point a while back. Any mention of that in the focus groups, or other meetings? Or turning Duke Ellington back to Western. Seems like better option to overcrowding, Would have to pull kids from successful school and put them into failing ones in unsafe neighborhoods. [/quote]

The problem is not lack of space system wide.  There is plenty of extra capacity  The problem is that there is a finite number of students who are academically proficient and advanced and these kids are, mostly, located at one DCPS location because they happen to live near the school.  So naturally, every parent across the city wants their kid to be part of this peer group, despite the obvious space limitations and daily commute burden.  DCPS needs to have some tough love with all the central city high SES parents and tell them they need to stay home and improve their neighborhood MS.  There are enough new residents to tip these schools in the right direction.  Time to Stand and Deliver.  [/quote]

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