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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Actually it seems like a lot of HRCS have slightly shorter lists... wonder why.[/quote]

Real estate prices.  Fewer young Federal worker type families can afford 3-bedroom houses downtown with each passing year.[/quote]

I think it's also that DCPS schools are becoming more attractive... so while HRCS waitlists may be going down, a lot of DCPS neighborhood schools' waitlists seem to be getting longer...[/quote]

This....many people I know didn’t put any charters at all. I think the glean has come off on charters [/quote]

Yes, for a bunch of reasons...DC traffic.charter commutes only gets worse, and even the best charters are a very mixed bag.  The best DCPS elementary programs are trump the best charter programs.  DC charter parent associations are essentially fundraising machines - they have almost no power.  It's a hassle for most parents to commute to PA meetings.  Charters can't pay teachers well enough to generate stable work forces, so teacher turnover and inexperienced teachers with poor classroom management skills are common.   Language immersion isn't too hot without sizeable cohorts of native-speaking kids.  Etc. etc. etc. [/quote]

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