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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The problem with the commodities exchange would be that it would encourage families to apply for school sthat they would not consider under any circumstances fro their child.  For instance, last year I was applying to schools for my twins.  Due to our commutes and having three kids (oldest already set at a great OOB DCPS school), we were only looking on the Hill.  The only non-Hill schools we applied for were 2Rs and the Appletree school in SW (close to Hill).  But, if there were a commodities thing, we would have applied everywhere for a better chance of the 2Rs spot (or even better our top choice DCPS slot if DCPS were involved).  This would make the waitlists even longer and crazier.  I know you are kind of joking, but I think your idea has some merrit so I'm making a counterargument.[/quote]

The counter-argument to this argument is that it is already happening - you kept a sane perspective on what you could realistically do, but it seems many other parents don't.  you panic, worrying you won't get in anyplace, and so therefore over apply everyplace.

I'd love to see a real study done on how charters are playing out in terms of enrollment from a community perspective.

I think I'd ultimately like to see (someday - once locations are more semi-permanent) some sort of locality preference for charter schools.  No idea of how it would work, but if there were enough spaces for everyone, it sure would be nice to think some of this insanity would go away.  [/quote]

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