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Brent Parent -- I hated that some parents from the old guard Cluster were always shouting about how great the CLuster was and tha all Hill parents should send their kids there.  I have seen some Brent parents start to act the same way.  Hate it too.  Which is why threads like this make me crazy.  There is no best.  There are different schools with different strenghts.  Better question, why do you like Brent.  I like tha that it is small. I  like the huge parent involvement to get things started.  I like that there has been a huge greening push making our school yard and playground really nice.  I like that our teachers are all good now.  When we first started there were some that I would have fought to get fired because they couldn't even speak English well.[/quote]

PP - Hill ES parent here.  Couldn't agree more.  I don't even plug my kid's school because it's irrelevant.  Families should find the school that best suits their children's educational needs.  That's done by visiting the schools and talking with current teachers, parents and administrators, and doing some research (not anonymously through an online forum). The best fit is not always the one that tops some kind of paper ranking.  Is the OP picking a school based on socially acceptable status lines or for something best suited to their kids' needs?  If it was the former, I'd stay firmly put in private school, as I frequently get asked by friends and acuaintenances concerning DCPS -- "are the schools ok?"  You need to trust your instincts instead of worrying about what other people think about your decisions.[/quote]

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