Comments on: Weekend in Review http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2009/11/02/weekend-in-review-51/ 68.3 Square Miles of D.C. News and Opinion Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:05:00 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: babs http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2009/11/02/weekend-in-review-51/comment-page-1/#comment-676439 babs Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:11:22 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/?p=36223#comment-676439 O.K. Parents when do you do better as a parent? If parents did better and got involved in their children's lives and schools, then and only then will we have a chance at better schools. O.K. Parents when do you do better as a parent? If parents did better and got involved in their children's lives and schools, then and only then will we have a chance at better schools.

]]> By: Rob http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2009/11/02/weekend-in-review-51/comment-page-1/#comment-676393 Rob Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:46:22 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/?p=36223#comment-676393 School closings rarely affected the schools in Ward 3 primarily due to the fact that they had the enrollment numbers thanks to the students who were coming from other Wards of the city. Ward 3 should hardly complain because in many instances they were getting the best students from many of the neighborhoods outside of Ward 3. Their enrollment in Ward 3 schools enhanced and strengthened those schools and served as a detriment to the neighborhood schools they chose not to attend. This kept the Ward 3 schools open and allowed their children the benefit of walking to their neighborhood school. School closings rarely affected the schools in Ward 3 primarily due to the fact that they had the enrollment numbers thanks to the students who were coming from other Wards of the city. Ward 3 should hardly complain because in many instances they were getting the best students from many of the neighborhoods outside of Ward 3. Their enrollment in Ward 3 schools enhanced and strengthened those schools and served as a detriment to the neighborhood schools they chose not to attend. This kept the Ward 3 schools open and allowed their children the benefit of walking to their neighborhood school.

]]> By: Downtown rez http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2009/11/02/weekend-in-review-51/comment-page-1/#comment-676340 Downtown rez Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:00:46 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/?p=36223#comment-676340 AAG- "White Kids" are the minority in the majority of schools in NW. Even in upper Ward 3 schools like Eaton and Murch white students barely exceed 50% of total student population. If you don't believe me, check the DCPS stats (or ask a parent, assuming you know any). AAG-
"White Kids" are the minority in the majority of schools in NW. Even in upper Ward 3 schools like Eaton and Murch white students barely exceed 50% of total student population.
If you don't believe me, check the DCPS stats (or ask a parent, assuming you know any).

]]> By: Comrade Al Gonzales http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2009/11/02/weekend-in-review-51/comment-page-1/#comment-676321 Comrade Al Gonzales Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:31:06 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/?p=36223#comment-676321 District schools need busing & a lottery system for all schools. Send some white kids to the bad schools in SE & NE. Watch those schools improve immediately. Right now we have apartheid, with white kids educated in NW where they live & a few black kids accepted as "out of boundary" students. This just continues the pattern of good schools in NW / Ward 3 [& part of Ward 2] & bad schools elsewhere. Complete busing & a lottery system will end the apartheid DC school system. Unless & until we change the apartheid, the school results will not change. District schools need busing & a lottery system for all schools. Send some white kids to the bad schools in SE & NE. Watch those schools improve immediately.

Right now we have apartheid, with white kids educated in NW where they live & a few black kids accepted as "out of boundary" students. This just continues the pattern of good schools in NW / Ward 3 [& part of Ward 2] & bad schools elsewhere.

Complete busing & a lottery system will end the apartheid DC school system. Unless & until we change the apartheid, the school results will not change.

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