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[quote=Anonymous]Some people need to put down the torches and pitchforks and actually read the Policy Examples.

Policy Example A:   http://apps.washingtonpost.com/g/documents/local/policy-example-a/919/

Policy Example B:   http://apps.washingtonpost.com/g/documents/local/policy-example-b/920/

Policy Example C:   http://apps.washingtonpost.com/g/documents/local/policy-example-c/921/

They're six pages each, so it doesn't take that long.  [i]Read them[/i] and you'll find that almost every scenario gives preference or RIGHT to your closest school.  The exception is city-wide lottery at the high school level, outlined in Example C.  Not at all what anyone wants at first glance. But if you [i]read[/i] the example, it envisions every middle school with a specialized program (dual language, International Baccalaureate, STEM) and those students would get preference at specialized high schools.  So, it's a system that's trying to keep you on a specialized track that your family chooses.

A lot of it sounds like a wishful attempt to mimic charters and it's hard to see example C in particular ever coming to fruition.  But a primary objective of keeping students close to home and strengthening neighborhood schools, is pretty clear once you read the examples.  Try that.

What's more important is none of this is policy yet.  They're asking for input.  Read the proposals so you can bring valid arguments to the parent forums.  Threatening to leave DC because your kid can't attend the local school makes you look silly because that's not what's being proposed.[/quote]

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