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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, leave the district. I am black as well and I am just not playing with these odds. Go to Silver Spring, which will work for both of your commutes. Send your child to an ES like Flora Singer and then Blair HS, or by then, you may have enough equity to move to Bethesda or something.

I truly feel like it isn't worth it for me to chance these schools with my child. Let the white people figure it out and fix it for their kids. I just cannot experiment with my brown baby. [/quote]

OP here.  I hate the idea of doing this because I so want to be one of the middle class brown faces that stays in the city.  But, it really doesn't leave a lot of options for our babies.  I agree--my DC will not be the experiment. 
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I had to think long and hard about why I wanted to stay and so many of the reasons were about me. Wanting a 15 min shorter commute, feeling like I was a hipper city person etc. what was best for my kid? A quieter street in the burbs where we play outside and the school is filled with other middle class families doing the same thing as us. There are some lower income families too, but the differentiation and opportunities are just leaps and bounds better than DCPS. And I’m not knocking those who stay, especially the white people, because outcomes for their kids are just statistically better. I had to do what I needed to do for the best shot for my black child. [/quote]

NP here and I have many of the same reasons (though I’ve never been hip  :lol: )...We’re choosing to stay for now (kids are in upper and early elementary).         At one point we targeted a few suburban schools, but were not impressed with the performance for black children, especially considering the demographics.  We wondered if we were just setting ourselves up for a different battle.  We thought briefly about moving even further out, but I was a latch key kid in the burbs whose parents had long commutes...it’s just not a lifestyle I want for my family if I have the choice.

We were lucky to land in a DCPS that does emphasize differentiation and has provided some amazing opportunities.  This tends to be principal-specific from my observation (leadership at our first school was a dud).  There are some gems out there, but I don’t blame anyone who wants to bail on this system.  We have to do what’s best for our kids.  [/quote]

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