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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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).

[b]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.[/b]

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]

I live in Ward 7 and most of my neighbors use private, charter and no schools at all. Choice in the District works for us - we simply need more of it.  I have not heard any of my neighbors rail against schools in NW and I doubt that any believe that a family or individual in another ward should be responsible for advocating for schools elsewhere. It's just not rational.[/quote]

As another PP said above, search the threads.  Whenever there is talk about ward 7 and 8 schools, people always chime in that PTA funds from wealthier school or families from other wards could send their kids there.

BTW giving more ward 7 and 8 families more choices actually further harms the DCPS schools in your ward because the schools are under-enrolled and thus get a lot less money per pupil.  It’s a well known fact.  You and other UMC families are not helping your ward at all and actually deprive your schools of funds in addition to family support, involvement, etc….[/quote]

Wow, way to say the quiet part out loud... "your ward," "your schools." Last I checked, DC doesn't have separate school districts for each ward. They are all OUR schools.[/quote]

Er  DCPS is a *neighborhood* school system. Every child is zoned for school near their home, and every home is in a single ward.  Your complaint is odd.[/quote]

Other than the school I actually send kids to (which of course I can support more directly and maybe even have a positive influence on) and perhaps my IB (if I don't send my kids there), I am equally concerned about / invested in / "responsible for" (loaded word, I know) all public schools in the district. As a taxpayer and a citizen, if there is a problem at a school, I would like the District to do what it takes to fix it, irrespective of whether that is another school in my ward or in another ward. We are one city, one school district, one tax base.

By contrast, the previous PP is basically saying: your ward, your problem, and drawing that line right down the river. That part is usually spoken more quietly.[/quote]

But in practical application, your concern and PP’s are worth exactly the same. I love how people pat themselves on the back for caring, when it means nothing.[/quote]

You're absolutely right, neither my citywide concern nor PPs ward-based concern are going to change anything for any DCPS student. Neither is 99.9% of everything else that is posted on this website.[/quote]

Whoa…saying the quiet part out loud.[/quote]

:D [/quote]

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