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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]extraordinary if not for the disproportionately large segment of DC's population suffering from joblessness, homelessness, poor health, emotional distress, and substance addiction, all of which can contribute to physical, cognitive, and emotional effects that lead to the need for special education.

Where the need is greater, the costs will be greater.  [/quote]

DC is a place with fantastic job opportunities, there for the taking - people come here from all over the country for its' unique opportunities.  BUT, those job opportunities are for people who are willing to pay attention and work hard, and most of them require a college degree.  Nobody is denying anyone that opportunity to work hard and study to get ahead, nobody is putting a gun to anyone's head and forcing them to abuse drugs - it's about choices.

Let's be honest here - what's keeping that problem-riddled segment in DC?  It's obviously not jobs, and I don't think one can say it's family or community either, because family and community are what are compounding the problems, as opposed to serving as a support network.  The support network is taxpayers and DC government - continuing to enable poor life choices - the very people that everyone wants to blame - and nothing will ever change as long as that's the status quo.[/quote]

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