Change is coming in Washington neighborhoods. It’s driven by natural, cyclical shifts that have remade cities even before the Romans set up camp along the Tiber River. It’s coming quickly; it can’t be stopped Do we adapt? Try to manage the impact? Rebel?

Some prefer to complain and play the victim — to no avail. In this case, I refer to Absalom Jordan, chairman of the Ward 8 education council, a group set up so that parents in that poor, black ward could advocate for their children.

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