Thousands of kids attend charters without in person option

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I would love it if charters close. The privatization of public schools is evil.

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Anonymous wrote:I would love it if charters close. The privatization of public schools is evil.

I would love it if we had private school vouchers available to everyone. People shouldn't be forced to choose between the never-ending dumpster fire that is DCPS and charters, especially when both of them refuse to do their jobs and educate children.

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Anonymous wrote:I would love it if charters close. The privatization of public schools is evil.

I would love it if we had private school vouchers available to everyone. People shouldn't be forced to choose between the never-ending dumpster fire that is DCPS and charters, especially when both of them refuse to do their jobs and educate children.

No thanks. Not all privates take sped kids. And tax dollars don't need to go to private anything. We should invest in our public schools. No matter how many vouches are given it wouldn't be enough.

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Anonymous wrote:I would love it if charters close. The privatization of public schools is evil.

This knee-jerk, brainwashed reaction to charter schools is so tired. What would you say to the 48% of DC Public school students in those charters. Too bad, so sad? If you can't afford private you are....sol. Nice. Charters are the best thing that has happened to public education in DC ever. The sense of optimism and possibility fuels improvement across the board. Prove me wrong. Show me that enrollment and performance and confidence in both sectors hasn't increased since charters began in this city. Believe me, I have been here long enough to see it both ways.

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DC Public Schools failed these neighborhoods for many years. Charters stepped in to fill gaps where DC was unwilling to do the hard work. The only reason why Petworth, Logan etc is a thing is because families had the option of sending their children to a charter.

Would you send your kid to Thomson elementary school if there was 5th grader who shared coke with classmates? That is what happened 10 years ago.

There is a long history of what Charters did to make DC what it is now.

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Anonymous wrote:DC Public Schools failed these neighborhoods for many years. Charters stepped in to fill gaps where DC was unwilling to do the hard work. The only reason why Petworth, Logan etc is a thing is because families had the option of sending their children to a charter.

Would you send your kid to Thomson elementary school if there was 5th grader who shared coke with classmates? That is what happened 10 years ago.

There is a long history of what Charters did to make DC what it is now.

Exactly. You can thank charter schools for part of the hot DC real estate market in recent decades.

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Anonymous wrote:DC Public Schools failed these neighborhoods for many years. Charters stepped in to fill gaps where DC was unwilling to do the hard work. The only reason why Petworth, Logan etc is a thing is because families had the option of sending their children to a charter.

Would you send your kid to Thomson elementary school if there was 5th grader who shared coke with classmates? That is what happened 10 years ago.

There is a long history of what Charters did to make DC what it is now.

Exactly. You can thank charter schools for part of the hot DC real estate market in recent decades.

I agree with this, but what is the plan for phasing them out? I think a moratorium on NEW charters is entirely appropriate at this point.

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Anonymous wrote:DC Public Schools failed these neighborhoods for many years. Charters stepped in to fill gaps where DC was unwilling to do the hard work. The only reason why Petworth, Logan etc is a thing is because families had the option of sending their children to a charter.

Would you send your kid to Thomson elementary school if there was 5th grader who shared coke with classmates? That is what happened 10 years ago.

There is a long history of what Charters did to make DC what it is now.

Exactly. You can thank charter schools for part of the hot DC real estate market in recent decades.

Yes. And many young families stay and end up using their neighborhood schools because they saw other families, with slightly older kids, using a charter school. Meanwhile, public revenue is up, schools get funded at a higher level, there is a larger constituency advocating for better public schooling, and families that have historically been stuck in god-awful DCPS schools have an option for something better, for free. And nearly half of the city’s school children have taken advantage of those options. That tells you something.

Argue for excellent oversight, for limits on new charters, for better leadership at DCPS but stfu with the scapegoating of charters in DC. They are part of the solution. DCPS was, and largely is, the problem that needs attention.

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Anonymous wrote:DC Public Schools failed these neighborhoods for many years. Charters stepped in to fill gaps where DC was unwilling to do the hard work. The only reason why Petworth, Logan etc is a thing is because families had the option of sending their children to a charter.

Would you send your kid to Thomson elementary school if there was 5th grader who shared coke with classmates? That is what happened 10 years ago.

There is a long history of what Charters did to make DC what it is now.

Exactly. You can thank charter schools for part of the hot DC real estate market in recent decades.

Yes. And many young families stay and end up using their neighborhood schools because they saw other families, with slightly older kids, using a charter school. Meanwhile, public revenue is up, schools get funded at a higher level, there is a larger constituency advocating for better public schooling, and families that have historically been stuck in god-awful DCPS schools have an option for something better, for free. And nearly half of the city’s school children have taken advantage of those options. That tells you something.

Argue for excellent oversight, for limits on new charters, for better leadership at DCPS but stfu with the scapegoating of charters in DC. They are part of the solution. DCPS was, and largely is, the problem that needs attention.

This. 100%. Though many charters aren't any better than many DCPS schools, and many DCPS schools are as good as or much better than charters. It's not so easy to generalize.

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Anonymous wrote:How many weeks are left in school year?

how many were left in August? November? Feb? April? Early May when we switched to 3 ft? Is your game plan really to just run out the clock while kids languish? Shame on you.

Retroactive ire is not useful.

Of course it is. Getting kids back even for a week would be beneficial. You’ve thrown away the entire school year now and don’t care. Now the pressure needs stay on for a normal year in 2021-2022.

My dc showed a dramatic change for the better after 2 days in IPL. Even one month would be of enormous benefit to children who have been at home for over a year.

Hey, I don’t disagree. But it’s also not going to happen.

It happened at my kids' school. They are bringing everyone back for June.