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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]IT isn't surprising that Grosso made this point in the WPost article. It's completely consistent with what he said at every budget hearing.

It is also consistent with what he has said in the past regarding Capital Hill middle schools. Made the same comment about Brent parents in particular not being willing to attend Jefferson a couple years back.[/quote]

As a parent, that comment, coming from a non-parent, makes my blood boil and my family does not live IB for Brent OR Cardozo. If I wanted to transform a school, I would have become an educator. All children in Washington DC should have effective, safe, up-to-building code public schools to attend. People in OSSE and DCPS and DCPCS should do their jobs or they should leave.[/quote]

This.  [b]ALL kids deserve an adequate school building[/b].  It isn't something you get as a reward for attracting high-SES kids.  It isn't something you get as a reward for refusing IEPs and 504s.  It is a basic right.[/quote]

Of course they do.  Is that at issue here?[/quote]

Yes.  It is often said that high-SES parents still won't enroll so there is no point in improving the building.  Now, it is true that an adrquate building is only ONE piece of the puzzle (also need a competent principal, good teachers, and adequate behavior and academic support for kids at all levels).  But a nice building should be provided for kids regardless of who enrolls.[/quote]

I think this is one of the big issues at play.  Given current enrollment numbers, Cardozo is currently an "adequate school building." It obviously isn't the building people are choosing- but I think that has more to do with the other factors.  If the scores were good, people would go.   BUT, the scores aren't good. And people aren't going.  So the community is asking for their "preferred school building." A standalone space. But arguing for a "preferred" space, when an "adequate" space is available is a tough hill to climb.  The key here is that Cardozo will not remain an "adequate" building if enrollment goes up. 
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