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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]??? the comments on this are why we can’t have nice things. I assume the lottery system will be used which means that admission will be SES-blind. Do charters skew wealthier? Probably. But I can tell you that our Montessori elementary is much more diverse than the Montessori school we previously attended in the burbs. Nothing is going to be perfect. You can’t force lower SES families to choose Montessori. Last I checked middle and UMC kids deserve a good education too but the more strong middle school options we have outside of Deal, the better it is for everyone.

The funny thing is that I bet the people complaining about (perceived) lack of diversity are the same people complaining about the lack of middle school options in the city.[/quote]

Charters do not skew wealthier. And they have more students of color and students with disabilities than DCPS (as of last year).

Creating a charter with a feeder system is in direct contradiction to the DC School Reform Act and requires legislative approval by the Council. To date, they have only approved it for children with disabilities and students in military families.

More diverse than your suburban Montessori is the wrong point of comparison. DC school age population is only 10% white and 40% at-risk. More students live in Wards 7 and 8 than any other Ward.

And if Sojourner Truth school is going to live up to its proposed namesake’s legacy, they best figure out how to attract, support and educate underserved kids first and foremost.

Personally the name of this school, knowing the school driving this and its demographics, is borderline offensive. 
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