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[quote=Anonymous]I think that DCPS faces a confidence challenge from middle and upper middle class families. For obvious reasons, no one is willing to commit en masse to the "experiment". Even the most dedicated parents are still ready to jump ship the second their child is accepted somewhere "better" or they hit whatever magic brick wall they've identified - whether that's second grade, third grade, middle school, or whatever. I would love to see an en masse commitment of the higher SES higher education level families to a) stay at the schools past kindergarten, b) work with the "other" families to engage, and c) pressure individual schools to make improvements. I also think that the crumbling facilities are demoralizing for kids. It's hard to care about education in a school building that is disgusting, overly hot or cold, or whatever else. It would be nice if DCPS could accelerate their renovation plans.[/quote]
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