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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I give this timeline because I've lived in-boundary for the Cluster since the 80s, when the three schools were grouped and I was a practice teacher in DCPS.

I remember how many neighborhood parents predicted that Stuart Hobson would "take off" in a few short years way back then, during the Reagan administration.

20 years later, and SH is only about 20% in-boundary, although the school supposedly differentiates madly.
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This is a common refrain from Hill old timers who conveniently ignore the lack of viable charter sector in the 80s vs now.  ~ 7K 6-8 graders and ~10K DCPS vs 9K PCS for 5-8.  6-8 grade PCS seats have grown 14% in the past 6 years alone.  Most of that growth has occurred in the past 20 years[/quote]

I don't get this post.  You're arguing that a [b]viable charter sector has provided the competition for DCPS to up its game by offering more challenging middle school classes in by-right schools? [/b] If yes, there's some evidence to suggest this. Hardy recently started offering 7th grade algebra, and SH introduced "honors classes" (taught at grade level) five or six years ago.  These additions are nothing to write home about, but represent an improvement over the 80s situation to be sure.

Growth just doesn't do much for the majority of us on the Hill, where most parents lack confidence in DCPS MS options, and that's putting it mildly.

DCPS has built a trust deficit problem with Hill parents after elementary over a long period of time. Grosso perpetuates the problem as chair of the city council committee on ed with vigor. He's obsessed with promoting "equity" in education vs. providing appropriate challenge.  
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No but it sounds like you're arguing that.  The 80s landscape is as irrelevant as the decade old put downs of some DCPS schools.[/quote]

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