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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a DCPS parent who has been long committed to staying out of charters because I think we need to invest in the public school system.

I am, for the first time, incredibly jealous of everyone in a charter. They seem to be handling DL much better than DCPS, and are able to problem solve more quickly because they don't have to run everything through Central Office. That's become so important during Covid. Also, the charters seem to have so much more control of how they allocate their budget, whereas in DCPS there are huge inequities between schools with large PTO funds and those without.

I think we may aim for a charter in the lottery in the spring. I never thought I'd say that, but we have been talking about moving within the city next year anyway and potentially moving schools as a result. I'm watching how charters and other DCPS schools are handling the crisis and taking notes. I'm extremely unhappy with how our IB has handled it.[/quote]

I think you are right, but I really think this is more about the size of things. Its very hard to turn the titanic, regardless of who is running things. Size, and a lack of trust between teachers and admin are really the root problem.[/quote]

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