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[quote=Anonymous]Well, we are tied to the area for work reasons, and likely limited to Maryland for family reasons. I think at this point we are eyeing Howard County and Ann Arundel. There is variation by schools, of course, but we'd like to keep our kid in a diverse (both racially and socio-economically) school environment, and both HoCo and AA seem to offer that, but also have a better run system than PG or Baltimore Counties.

One thing about HoCo that is appealing to me is that I've read a bit about how they have handled redistricting challenges, and there seems to be a higher commitment to equity there, and leadership that is willing to stand up to wealthy parents who just want to hoard resources. That's a huge problem in DCPS, and it would be really liberating to finally be in a school district that hasn't just handed the keys to charter programs and left everyone else to twist in the wind. I think a lot of the problems in DCPS go back to the district's decision to allow the most privileged public families to abandon DCPS schools for HRCs. It's had massive ripple effects and only seems to get worse every year. And wow would it be nice to get away from the PK lottery and all the weirdness it creates between families in DC. Being a parent in DCPS is uniquely stressful in ways that I never expected after going to public schools my entire life.[/quote]

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