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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So basically they are solving the 'by right' dc high school challenge by building a high ses school and having some opportunity for low ses to attend, and by default doing that at Wilson too. Its solving the wrong problems.  And it's terrible to put a high school in such an inaccessible location.  What happened to equity? This is akin to people sleeping out to get a spot at a charter school.  You shouldn't be allowed to make something open for all and then build in barriers to make it not  open for all.  [/quote]

I’m considering moving for this reason. This school will probably produce good results and be a strong center of learning. Less disciplinary issues, less remedial learners. I’m all for it.[/quote]

It is pretty much engineered to keep Mann/Key families in DCPS (joining Hyde/Stoddert). Odds are looking good they'll succeed too. Unlike Reed/Jackson, the sheer inaccessibility to anyone east of Wisconsin means that the school is going to be relatively high SES. (The school is effectively inaccessible to anyone outside of Ward 2/3) Now it does kinda suck for the Eaton families at the top edge of the catchment, but within Ward 2/3 - there really aren't many losers.

Now, should the city also improve education in the rest of the city? Yes. I'm not a budget analyst, but as far as I can make out, the city is doing pretty well financially...[/quote]

This Mann/Key family was on our way out and now are definitely planning on staying. I can’t imagine why they did this, but if they really wanted to keep families like us in the public school system, then I guess it’s working. Maybe it’s bc so many families peeled off during the pandemic year - literally a third of my older child’s class.[/quote]

It is in the long-term interest of DCPS and DC to retain these families. With the death of downtown, the city effectively needs the tax base of families that make 400k+ per year to keep the entire system floating. Losing the tax base of these families is what killed places like Detroit. Keeping these families from even thinking about moving just a mile away to MoCo or NoVa is the best move DC can make financially. [/quote]

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