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[quote=Anonymous]PP here, I absolutely agree that there is more to it than test scores, but I think as a parent how are you to know how the curriculum compares to other schools?  What high schools are these kids going to after 8th grade and are they prepared?  What level classes are they taking at the high school level?  The things you listed make for a good school environment, but you can get that in quite a few private schools in PG and that doesn't necessarily translate into a better education.  If test scores are not great, what other measures do the schools use to ensure the kids are prepared academically when compared to their peers in other schools with better scores.  It would be different if they approximated some of the neighboring schools, but a couple of them have test scores that are ranked in the bottom 20% for the state.  In that case, why choose that school over the neighborhood school.  I am not trying to bash charters at all, but I know these are things I was concerned about when trying to decide whether to apply for DC.  I have similar concerns for the privates that I looked at.  The only thing differing for privates was that I had info regarding what high schools the 8th graders were getting into so that helped in terms of understanding preparedness.  How does it work for charters?

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As far as comparing curriculums are concerned, you can request the information from the school and do your own research. We are looking at two different age-groups, elementary and middle/high school, so I really don't have much information to share and the things that I listed are NOT available in the PG county schools that I am zoned for, which is why I am asking about new charters.

There is a very limited pool of charter schools in PG county, unlike our neighbors across the border. I would not compare E.L Haynes, Yu Ying, LAMB, or some of the better charter schools with the lower performing charters in DC or PG County. As far as exmissions are concerned, do public schools in PG county offer this information? If they don't, why would you expect the current charters to have this information. [/quote]

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