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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Dcps are a disgrace compared to mcps[/quote]

I would agree for middle or high school but the better DC elementary schools are not much different form MCPS. MCPS is also having problems with its new curriculum so good teachers who had everything together are now scrambling to figure out to teach it and no one including the teachers understands what grades should be given. Unless you are having problems at your DCPS, I would wait to see if MCPS changes it position on the new grading system and 2.0 and how they resolve the budget issues. It might make sense for you to stay in DC for ES and then do private for MS or HS or move at that time.

You may also want to include moving Virginia anyway. While MCPS used to be the stronger system, there has been a big reversal over the past few years and now Arlington and Fairfax are much better. MCPS is also facing a big structural deficit and the existing BOE are not equipped to address it.  There have been yearly cuts to staff in schools (rather than staff in the central office), specials, resources along with increases in class size. This will only get much worse. You also have more in state college/university options in VA than MD. [/quote]

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