Month: December 2018

Modernized Banneker will be Fabulous!

From the 1920’s through the 1960’s the District of Columbia built extraordinary Jr. High School buildings for 7th, 8th and 9th grade students.  There were two dozen of these large Jr. high buildings.  Each one had all the components of a standard high school including performing arts spaces, choral and instrumental music spaces, art studios, athletic spaces, cafeterias, career/tech and…

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Shaw Middle Site is Best for Shaw Elementary Schools

As Mayor Bowser advances Banneker’s right to take the Shaw MS site, a response to neighborhood objections has included the recommendation that Shaw MS should switch locations with Banneker and the promised Shaw Middle School should be located at Banneker. There are two significant problems with this suggestion. PROBLEM #1: Like Cardozo, Banneker is not centrally located to the Shaw,…

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