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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]MV has been a hot mess since the beginning. It only was able to retain its sought after status a few years longer than CMI (and maybe Shining Stars) because it’s immersion and DCI feeder kept upper middle class families there a bit longer past their expiration date and they didn’t see the same flight as CMI in the same time period. Pandemic exacerbated the issues and made it impossible for upper middle class families to continue to ignore the long-stemming issues despite having a feed to a halfway decent middle school. Not to even mention the continued day time shootings at P street. At some point, families have to consider “at what cost” scenarios. Sure, 8th St may be in a “safer” area but the cancer that remains with MV admin and teachers still impacts 8th St.

As a former parent from a “HRCS” and current DCPS, the fact of the matter is there are only a handful of charters that are better schools than most neighborhood DCPS schools. IMHO, you’re talking about Latin, Basis, Two Rivers, KIPP, DCB (maybe Inspired Teaching, DC Prep, LAMB, Stokes). I’m sure I’ve missed a few but MV does not belong even on the “maybe” list IMO. Immersion DCPS &gt; MV. [/quote]

Immersion DCPS parent here (that turned down MV offers for our DCPS) and I think it's nuanced. IMO, some DCPS schools that have OOB spots are better than almost every charter you listed (including the DCI feeders with the exception of Yu Ying and one or two others). Some DCPS are mostly comparable and it makes sense to do a neighborhood charter over your IB (or neighborhood OOB), but not to drive out of your neighborhood for a charter. Some DCPS are worse than most of the charters you listed and make sense to choose even with a school commute. But I agree that MV has very serious safety and stability issues that I don't think exist in any Wards 4 or 5 DCPS schools.

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