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Yes, but then the under capacity middle schools are not in ward 3. Would the OOO kids who now attend Ward 3 schools be willing to attend that under capacity school?[/quote]

If not, they'll have to find another option -- or try to browbeat the city into spending revenues on a nice ward 3 school where they are willing to send their kids (but where they don't want to live)

There's a nice application only public high school in upper NW now -Ellington - An excellent arts school that makes AYP regularly.  (Wilson does not).  Maybe more OOB white families could apply there.  But they don't.  why?  Not too many white kids, is my guess.

Then there's Banneker - great central location, all kids go on to college.  School always makes AYP.  No white kids.  Why not?[/quote]

Yes. And that is why I am with Cheh on this one, build us a new ward 3 middle school, for the in boundary and OOO boundary kids who do not want to attend their neighborhood school. In a way, a de facto magnet middle school, only we will not call it by that name.

As for Banneker... I can only think of the outcry if all of a sudden (too many?) white kids decided to apply and actually attend the school... I bet it will remind us of all these white applicants, qualified or not, complaining of how affirmative action stopped them from attending the college of their choice. Only it will be reversed. [/quote]

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