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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] I worry that DC government really has no idea how to open a truly by-right school for an on-grade level cohort. They are are accustomed to the hands-off charter school approach - i.e., here's some money and you're responsible to figure it out. Or they are focused on creating schools for at-risk populations. [/quote] In 1968, DCPS hit its all-time high enrollment, just shy of 150,000 students. It then proceeded to lose students every year for 40 straight years, hitting a post-WWII low in 2009 of just under 45,000. Since 2009 DCPS has gained over 6,000 students and closed 24 schools, and still has about 25% more seats than students system-wide. DCPS has spent most of the past 55 years shrinking and closing schools. There's no institutional knowledge of how to expand or open new schools. [/quote]
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