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[quote=Anonymous]I have worked in what is considered a good charter school in DC and a low performing Title I school in DC. The biggest difference are the parents and students that attend the schools. The parents at the charter I worked at and the one's I have supported through PD are very involved with the school.  They know what is going on, and they provide a different level of support at home for their students.  In the low performing school that I currently work at, teachers are required to do so much more to educate the students. 
I will say that the charter I worked at counseled out multiple children who had behavior problems or were special education students.  They told them that they didn't think the student was a good fit for the building or that our staff wasn't equipped to support the student adequately.  At the time it made sense to me, however now that I am at a DCPS school I see how this hurts the culture of these schools and creates more of the DCPS vs DC Charter thing.

Each school is different, so we can't compare DCPS as a whole to charters. Their are good DCPS schools and good charters. You just have to go out and find what best suits your students.
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