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Yes, the solution would be to improve the system, but it's not happening. Like another pp, I voiced opposition to Prometheon boards, PowerPoint lessons in lieu of more physical activity, etc. However, MCPS ignored parent input.

We need to work on improving public schools, obviously, but we can't also turn a blind eye to innovations like charter schools and vouchers. For some kids, public works. I wish I wasn't paying tuition for private. But I'm also thrilled that DC provides Opportunity Scholarships for disadvantaged families in DC. I'd like to see MD do more of the same. [b]Why shouldn't inner city Baltimore kids go to McDonough and other top privates with some aid[/b]?

Those studies posted are lengthy, full of regression analysis, which I'll read later...but even the Ohio study found that voucher kids are more likely to attend college. Now are they attending crappy colleges? Perhaps. But I also know of DC voucher kids who made it to the very top colleges and universities in the nation. [/quote]

How many Baltimore kids, and what's stopping McDonogh and other "top privates" from letting them go now?[/quote]

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