[RP TownTalk] Yuppie Parents Impoverish Local Public School

[Chris Currie]

In an ironic scenario that could repeat itself across this region's
gentrifying neighborhoods, new arrivals in Hyattsville's Arts District have
altered the demographics of Hyattsville Elementary School to the point that
the school has lost its Title I funding, leading to the impending
elimination of five critical positions. In its March issue, the *Hyattsville
Life and Times* looks at the brutal numbers game and what parent activists
are trying to do about it:

http://issuu.com/hyattsvillelifeandtimes/docs/2012-03

What do a Republican presidential candidate and a Hyattsville LGBT-rights
crusader have in common?  A mother.  Read their story here, along with
articles on politics of a more local variety, a Hyattsville haven for
frayed families, a weekly draw for Nigerian-Americans as far away as
Baltimore, and a new column for people who want to "age in place" in the
homes they know and love. And much more!

See it all online and subscribe for free:

http://issuu.com/hyattsvillelifeandtimes/docs/2012-03

Chris Currie

> Hyattsville
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