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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think one part of the equation has to be encouraging charter schools to locate in PG. This has helped elevate the perception of DCPS - people no longer feel limited to move to certain school boundaries because of the flourishing charter system. As a result, neighborhoods improve and property values increase which by extension improves the local school.  I have no idea how one goes about "encouraging" charters though. [/quote]

What DCPS has done with charters is inspirational (but DCPS is frankly a way better system - my husband has worked as an educator in both).  There needs to be WAY more PGCPS, particularly (specifically) in the northern half of the county.  It irks me to no end  that the northern charters have wait lists of 400+ while spots in southern charters go unclaimed, because things have to be "equal".  If parent interest/involvement/concern are not equal, don't make the charter school numbers equal.  Go where the need is, and you'll get good parents involved--parents like those on this board, who'd love for their kids to be in public, and who'd love to be involved in the public system, but simply don't have viable options at the moment.[/quote]

13:51 here from previous page. This is part of what I wrote to maxwell about. Specialty and charter schools need to be located at population centers, not geographic centers![/quote]

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