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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why would this be?

I've also wondered how they could test this when Pre-K is only offered to low income students[/quote]

They assume kids from middle-income and higher families have other options. though given the cost of preschool/childcare and the increased need for two-income families, I think this is an unreasonable expectation for many middle-income families. In DC at least, the universal PK has been a big boon for middle class families and likely led more middle class families to stay in the city after having children (which in turn is good for the district because it means more kids in DCPS, especially since decreasing middle class flight also tends to benefit schools with high populations of at risk kids, which brings more money and community investment in these schools).

We have this weird habit of pretending that middle-class people are more like wealthy people in terms of what they can afford. It's based on the wide availability of credit in the last several decades. But wage stagnation and inflation means that middle class families are actually much more like low-income families in terms of lifestyle. This is most true in urban areas where housing is expensive.[/quote]

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