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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Of course the existence of charters has had an effect on the success or lack thereof of neighborhood schools. And we are not just talking about a couple of charters. Over forty percent of DC public school kids go to charters. We all know (or actually are) people who really, really wanted to stay at their neighborhood school, send their kids to the school down the street with other kids nearby, bring that school up with donations of time and resources, etc. but the. One family peels off to a charter and then another and another until only a few were left. And they didn't feel they could bring up that school by themselves. So they went charter - if they were lucky - or moved out or went OOB - again if they got lucky. They did not stay at their neighborhood school. So that school didn't benefit from the energy and resources of those parents - the charters or privates or a school in a new neighborhood got that.

Yes, DCPS must, must improve the quality of under-performing neighborhood schools. But it is disingenuous at best to pretend that the rise of charters schools in DC is not part of the overall education picture in this city. The availability of charters has affected the neighborhood schools. [/quote]

Chicken - egg. The question is, what comes next for DCPS?[/quote]

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