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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm familiar with that concept.  Are there really 80-90 percent of parents in DC who are not talking/reading to their children enough?  What do these people do for a living and how do they afford to live in DC? [/quote]

I know people say this but I personally find it really hard to believe. I used to work in a poor school district and most of those parents DID really care about their kids and helped them with their homework, read to them at night, etc. [/quote]

I work in ward 8 and it is really extreme poverty. Please, try to spend some time volunteering with these families. You will be astounded. There really is minimal emphasis on education. [/quote]

This. Plus distrust of public institutions of any sort. [/quote]

Before you can improve the lives of tomorrow's DCPS kindergartners you need to reach TODAY's 9th grade girls to educate them on consequences of out of wed childbirth and not completing their education.  Maybe some sort of scared straight program is required where you bring in teen mom's with 2, 3, 4 kids to talk about their lives.  I know couples in upper NWDC who make $400K and are on the fence about whether they can afford a 3rd child.  Can't even imagine getting by in this city on minimum wage with even one kid.[/quote]

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