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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]um.... are yall serious

once you take out the white kids/closely correlated high SES in DCPS.... DCPS is a shitshow

I mean really if you aren't Wilson pyramid or chartered out NOONE is sticking with DCPS unless you are poor and can't move

Look at the test scores for crying out loud

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you should pay closer attention to the demographic shift well underway in DC.  DC is getting whiter and more affluent.  You can't just take that out of the equation because it's growing faster than any other demographic in DC.

There is a sizable achievement gap and problems for students living in urban poverty.  You're dead wrong to assume that no one is sticking with DCPS.[/quote]

There are more white, affluent families moving to and staying in the city.[b] But there are also the same amount of Latino families coming, and they have more children[/b]. So while the number of white families is increasing, the percentage is not rising as much or as fast.

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according to Urban Institute both the white and Hispanic populations are expected to grow at an equal level over the next 15 years as a percentage of population.  Percentage of black population expected to fall.[/quote]

Is that for the district itself or for the greater DC area?

Anecdotally it seems like latinos are moving out of the district into the suburbs, partly for affordability reasons. If you are saying that there is net latino migration into the district i am surprised to hear it. Whites net moving in and blacks net moving out, yes, that's well known. [/quote]

UI didn't distinguish city vs region but the projections are based on current distribution.  That can certainly change over time, although 15 years isn't that long of period and you'd be more likely to see incremental rather than dramatic shifts[/quote]

PP here, thanks for clarifying, and in the meantime i tried to search the UI website but couldn't find info on this.

I think for this thread and many similar discussions the distinction of district versus greater DMV area is important. Anecdotally I have heard from people who work with latinos in DC, social workers in education and affordable housing, that latinos are moving from expensive parts of DC to the few remaining cheaper areas of NW and NE DC and out of DC to the suburbs, especially PG county and north/eastern MoCo. The majority of latinos arriving in the DC area are relatively poor so DC itself is increasingly closed off to them. 
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http://apps.urban.org/features/mapping-americas-futures/[/quote]

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