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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I dispute the assumption that a Hebrew immersion school is only appealing to Jewish parents (and I'm not even touching the assumptions that these Jewish parents are wealthy, or where they live).  I think we still have an  incredible dearth of good school options, so if the school is well-run & appealing for other reasons, parents of all backgrounds will still be interested sending their kids there (even if it is their second, third or fifth choice).

There are also some parents (me included!) who think that bilingual education is good in & of iteslf, so if I don't get my top-choice language, another program is nearly as valuable.[/quote]

Agreed.[/quote]

Also agree. The founders will need to be really clear that it's a bilingual school first and foremost. But as we can see in this thread, race, class, culture, and politics will be a much bigger issue in the District than in a place like New York. IMHO

There is a such a huge demand for high quality early childhood education in DC at all price points. If the charter was for preschool/pre-k only and located on green or red line metro, they'd get approved in a heartbeat.

There are plenty of non-Jews at Jewish run preschools as it is. Lots of people in DC will apply to preschool charters sight unseen. Especially if they only need a pre-K "bridge year" while waiting for their inboundary K seat. if they don't get into on lottery, but plan to go in-bounds for K.

But beyond K, I don't see how Hebrew as a target language would attract and retain enough families of any kind to sustain a full-fledged elementary or prek-8.

Nothing against Hebrew per se. (I'm Jewish.) I know from experience that it's really difficult to get the benefits of bilingualism if you only speak a target language at school and don't have readily available practice opportunities. Even simple stuff like ethnic restaurant menus can make a language interesting or entertaining enough to keep practicing.

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