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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]  Where did you hear that upper NW parents were upset with the move?  [/quote]

A close friend is a teacher at Latin.  She tells me there's been a big to do about the planned location, with a sizeable group of NW parents being very unhappy about it.  They're fighting the move, but are losing because there isn't a viable altenative site in NW, one with the ample space/playing fields Latin is looking for.  She suspects that threats by parents to pull out won't amount to much, mainly because Deal is getting so crowded and it would be disruptive for kids to change middle schools.  But it's hard to say.

I don't doubt that DCI will have a strong and attractive curriculum etc.  But I do wonder if starting at 6th is strategic given that Latin is well-established now, Basis will have a three-year head start on DCI, and both start at 5th.

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I just used mapquest to measure the distance from 16th & Miltary to 16th & Upshur = 1.6 miles.  to 3rd & Hamilton = 1.44 miles.  So the current 16th St location is about as accessible as Rudolph, assuming one is driving.  Also depends on where you drive afterward to get to work, I suppose.  There just isn't affordable space in Ward 3, if that is where these parents want to locate.[/quote]
What should be particularly attractive about the Rudolph location is that the E2/3/4 crosstown buses stop just two blocks from the building.  The 60 & 64 buses also stop nearby (though they're only useful if you're coming from a Green Line station.  In fairness, the 16th St. location is much easier if you're taking Beach Dr/Rock Creek Parkway (Beach to Blagden, through Crestwood to 16th, then Upshur to Arkansas to Piney Branch).  [/quote]

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