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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The more people try to say it’s racist and racism as the overwhelming reason why families leave poorly performing title 1 schools instead of acknowledging that there are many issues at these schools and the dysfunctional system that is DCPS, the more you will drive away all families.

Minority who grew up poor and been there.

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Drive them where though? They’re not going to Bethesda or Ward 3, they’re going to a charter that also has issues and possibly even lower test scores. Plenty of families at JKLM schools can handle DCPS, and not all EOTP schools are dysfunctional. Why would someone choose Cap City over Whittier? Or Lee over West? Or MV over Bruce Monroe? You’re trading one set of issues for another, not avoiding issues by opting into some significantly better option. So why do people choose those schools then, if not for the demographics? Honest question because I truly don’t understand what these “best choices for my family” decisions are based on.[/quote]

For some of those the answer is the middle school/high school path.

I chose a charter school for my kid 10 years ago. Our local ES has changed overwhelmingly for the better in those 10 years. Our local middle and high schools, not so much.[/quote]

This.  And for the programming.  But try reviewing the thread and you'll see there are many reasons listed.  Such as avoiding the dysfunctionality of DCPS central office.[/quote]

Last year, many a DC parent would have taken the "dysfunctionality of DCPS central office" that came with an open elementary school, at least for hybrid, over their closed charter.  We have friends in DCPS with kids without special needs who went back full-time from November.  Meanwhile, many charters didn't reopen for one day even for the youngest kids.[/quote]

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