"We project that enrollment will remain flat or decline slightly in the next few years," Cruz said.... More than 60 percent of Austin students are economically disadvantaged, so it's easy to see why AISD is losing kids on the East side of town.
read more: austin.twcnews.com/content/news/305311/aisd-facing-changing-communities/ see also: kxan.com/2014/10/06/austin-isd-graduation-rates-up-enrollment-numbers-dip/
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Tim
10/7/2014 10:38:45 am
No, AISD being negatively impacted by lack of growth. We need far more town homes, condos, and apartments. NIMBY's preventing more abundant housing from being built in the city are suppressing the number of children who can live in AISD's borders.
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Mary Rudig
10/8/2014 01:27:26 am
Tim,
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Tim Thomas
10/8/2014 01:56:50 am
Intrinsically we all know this is true. Neighborhoods fight affordable housing and apartments in their neighborhoods. Why? Because they *lower property values*.
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Mary Rudig
10/8/2014 02:23:32 am
And once again, you sidestep my request for examples to prove your theory that supply will simply lower prices. In fact, one of the articles I gave you specifically shows why there is no empirical data to support your statement.
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Tim
10/8/2014 02:32:40 am
This isn't about you Mary. I've never painted you as anything. I am not the author of this article - http://www.austindistrict7.org/yes-i-am-a-nimby/
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Tim
10/8/2014 02:32:49 am
This isn't about you Mary. I've never painted you as anything. I am not the author of this article - http://www.austindistrict7.org/yes-i-am-a-nimby/
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Mary Rudig
10/8/2014 04:14:01 am
Again, where are your examples? If increasing supply creates affordable housing as you keep stating, then surely you can give us some examples of cities where this has occured.
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Tim
10/8/2014 04:22:07 am
Memphis, Louisville, Knoxville, Birmingham, Cincinnati, Buffalo, Dayton, Akron, Toledo, Columbus, Akron, Warren, Grand Rapids and Detroit.
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Mary Rudig
10/8/2014 04:45:14 am
That's a very interesting list from someone who states they are concerned about AISD. Many of the cities you list are deeply segregated, have low high school graduation rates, and are struggling with crime and employment rates. And there's also a few, like Cincinnati, do currently have affordable housing, but are seeing sharp rises in the cost of housing.
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Tim
10/8/2014 04:48:02 am
I don't "say I'm concerned". I'm actively involved in helping to fix AISD. The urban school I'm involved with has nearly doubled enrollment.
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