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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OK, OP, you've convinced me.  There are some parents in DC who would rather stay in the city and enroll their kids in inferior schools, roll the dice with lotteries, or take a chance on a new charter, rather than move.[/quote]

Who determines what inferior is?[/quote]

Just look at all the posts of parents saying the school their kid is in is "not their first choice" or they're dealing with it "for now" or they keep applying to lottery after lottery every year hoping they get into something better than their kid's already in. Does any of that make sense? If education is a priority, then move to a school district where your children can get a quality education.

As for determining what is superior and inferior, there are empirical ways to make that determination. They're called test scores.[/quote]

You should be happy that all of us "inferior" DC parents and our "inferior" children are staying out of your obviously "superior" Virginia schools  :roll:.

Now, back to reality...you [b]can[/b] get a quality public education in DC.  To say anything otherwise is ignorant because you would have to ignore the facts.  I'm not going to get into the test score argument because there are plenty of threads that explain the role of socioeconomics on the test scores and how test scores do not tell the whole story.  But if you insist on having a myopic view of DC schools because it makes you feel better about yourself and your choices, so be it.

The great part about public education in DC is that we have so many options now, no matter where you live in the city.  And we have public options for language immersion schools, expiditionary schools, montessori schools and traditional schools.  You may have to enter a lottery, and it may be frustrating, but you have options.  In the suburbs if the neighborhood school isn't a good fit for your child your only other option is private (and we have that option too in DC).

The great part is, things are getting better here.  We now not only have more middle school options but many of the aging facilities have been or are in the process of being repaired.  I'm happy here and so are my kids and no we're not moving to Virginia for the schools.[/quote]

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