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[quote=Anonymous]OP, i have been having these exact same thoughts recently, from potentially over-hyped charters to questioning the given that a kid from educated parents will be fine wherever. I remember telling one of my child-free friends about the charters trend in DC, that high SES people opt into hippie-ish schools that downplay tests, and the low SES opt into "teaching to the test" schools and she was like "what if the rich people are wrong?" I think there may be some truth to it... From the scores, it seems clear that good DCPS schools trump good charters, and I think there are curricular reasons that this happens. My kids is at our middling DCPS now in pre-k 3 and he is really learning substantial stuff -- the curriculum is really fun, but rigorous. My friends at the charters you mentioned are playing and focused on socio-emotional growth.  In talking to people in higher grades at both our DCPS and at charters, it seems like DCPS really gets them reading and doing math earlier. I'm sure that knowledge compounds as the years go on. I've completely turned around -- last year our lottery was full of those charters, but this year I am seriously considering moving into a good DCPS zone, like Ross or Oyster.[/quote]

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