Charter schools and high income families
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Anonymous
| I've noticed a number of young professionals that live in gentrifying neighborhoods are sending their kids to chartered schools. I'm curious whether the top charters (LAMB, Ling, MV) are populated by kids of high income earners. Is this a good way to avoid bad public schools without paying for private school? Can your kids get a private school education at a chartered school? |
Anonymous
| It's one way for elitists to try to group up. Good luck with that. |
Anonymous
| It's a matter of degree, and many do not like to be characterized this way. Generally these people are comfortable joining the larger cohorts of people like themselves where they can, even where they remain minorities. It can be better to be part of the 25% white and upper class minority at a mostly black charter school in terms of getting curriculum tailored to your kids needs - generally, a need for on or above grade level rather than remedial programming - than part of a 5 percent or less at a supposedly gentrifying DCPS where your child can be one of few on grade level. But it's far from a private school education. The school can't literally segregate, but through effort and interest, people can tend to cluster. |
Anonymous
| Not sure what you mean by "a private school education" but if you mean avoiding being around low-income people, then yes. |
Anonymous
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There is no charter school that will provide the kind sort of responsiveness as a private school, perfectly balanced classrooms or the same level of food service and athletic / recess.
A few may provide an equal educational experience. They are al required to be inclusive with regard to students with disabilities. All will provide a more “real world” experience with all the diversity that brings. |
Anonymous
Please explain. |
Anonymous
Firstly, I don't even know what your first sentence means. "I've noticed"? Where did you notice this? "young professional"? huh? And the bolded are not the top charters. |
Anonymous
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Nope. Our neighborhood school was not diverse at all and there was a charter down the street from us so we applied and our kid got in. Thr charter is more diverse and offers a second language so it was a no brainer.
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Anonymous
| DCPS effectively does not offer acceptable middle school solutions and the Mayor apparently gave up on Deal for all. I would prefer to stay in DCPS neighborhood school but city has shown disregard toward concerns. People make decisions accordingly. Charters offer pathways. |
Anonymous
Lamb is a top charter. I’d argue that for MV as well. Ling was obviously Yu Ying, also a top charter. |
Anonymous
| To charters compared to while other schools? I would say MV felt like a small private (i.e The Sheridan School) when we toured, but we thankfully got into a WOTP school and are estactic. |
Anonymous
I have this same question, specifically, as it relates to Basis and Latin. |
Anonymous
Yes this is how high SES households get cheaper housing but better schools. |
Anonymous
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Public school teacher here that sends my son a HRCS. I agree, there are many more professional, educated, homeowning parents in my son's charter. We all live in the same neighborhood. It's nice to socialize with parents and their kids who share more commonalities. There are way more birthday parties, parent organized social and sporting events to go to with Charter parents at my son's school.
At my public school where I work, there hasn't been 1 party or social event that families have organized and participated in outside of school in years. Very few parents, talk to each other. I wish they would more to organize and advocate for their children like charter parents do. |
Anonymous
Thank you. |