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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think in fact we SHOULD offer a lot more to Ward 7 and 8. It has to be inequitable in favor of those families to get their kids to succeed. I think anything beyond a grudging status quo is unlikely, but that's us cutting off our nose to spite our own face. An employed kid who would've been a drag on society is a double-benefit. We just don't see it that way because it's not a sure thing, and instead we with power invest in ourselves and leave the scraps for The Other.[/quote]

Well, we do do a lot -- those schools get more funds.  But we should do more, or at least more services for families and kids 0-3.

But that should be tax dollars (and more tax dollars; not just shifting funds away from others schools (though they can shift more funds from DCPS Central).

The idea that families using DCPS in other wards should bear the is whacked.  That dynamic exists in reality, though it shows up more on DCUM, where people rail against NW DCPS schools.  Really, residents using private schools, charter schools, or no schools at all -- especially affluent residents in W7/8 -- should bear an equal part of the onus.

One real-world challenge is that DC taxes are limited by those neighboring jurisdictions. With DC taxes already higher than surrounding jurisdictions, it's hard to get people to pay more to cover DC's relatively high needs. It's just too easy to move.[/quote]

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