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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I thought that you were going to say that the challenge in buying a house for the schools is frequent re-zoning and the every-changing landscape of schools and how "good" they are in a certain area. You really have no guarantees for what kind of educational experience your kids are going to have when you buy a house and your kids are in public school.

How are you judging the quality of the schools? I wouldn't rely on great schools or other sources online. I'd talk to parents. That's not easy but definitely worth it if you are using that as a factor in buying a house. Those poorly regarded schools might actually be fine. For instance, some of the best elementary schools in our area are actually title 1 schools. [/quote]

Very much depends how you define "best." We're at a Title 1 and it's a great school with a wonderful staff who does a really good job with a largely high needs population. But as my DC has advanced through the school, it has ceased to be the "best" school for her because the challenges in the upper grades for the population served by the school are at odds with her needs. There are more intense behavioral issues that are more disruptive. Despite the strong teaching in early grades, there are still a high number of students well below grade level because there is still an attendance issue for many at risk students which means even the school's great qualities don't help because the kids simply are not in the classroom enough, and then receive no support at all at home.

So it's a great school but is not the best school in this situation because my child's learning needs don't match up with the school's strengths or population.[/quote]

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