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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2012/10/28/schools-seeking-diversity-get-boost-from-urban-middle-class/1661557/[/quote]

Tough budget times are coming for charters.

All DC charter operators and boards need to understand that they now operate with real political and financial risk from their creditors if they do not get our upper-middle class to believe that their schools might be a viable option for their own neighbors (if not their own children).

When charters are seen as something "for the poor", related to "social justice", "the civil rights struggle of today", "a way to give the teachers' unions a hard time", or as only Ward 7/8 KIPP-like programs they will eventually lose local support from the powerful, well-connected upper middle.

Any loss of upper-middle-class support would be devastating for all of DC's children. DCPS just can't fill in the gaps quickly enough. Sadly, DC will never have a high-quality school in every part of town. Charters must fill this void and need DC's upper-middle class to get and stay on board with the idea of charters as real options for all classes -- not just the poor.[/quote]

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