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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This thread is hilarious. Without NW residents, all of DC public schools would be a dump. But it doesn't really matter because it has been proven that throwing money at the problem won't change people who don't prioritize education. [/quote]

It is much easier to prioritize education when you do not need to worry about the physical safety of you and your family, having a roof over your head, and knowing where your next meal is going to come from. Given how liberal DC is, it surprises me how outspoken and out of touch the conservative minority is in DC.[/quote]

Sure but come on.  [b]A large percentage of the parents really don’t care about education[/b].  Ask any teacher who teaches at a majority low income school.  Many parents attitude is that their child’s education is not their responsibility.  That’s the schools.  [/quote]

I've worked in organizations serving kids from low income families for years, and see the exact opposite from most families I've met, and same at my kid's school.  This racist myth is really damaging.  From my experience, a lot of parents from lower-income families are hustling to work as much as possible (or facing any other number of hard situations without the means to create their own support network/safety net) which means they aren't there to drop off or pick up their kids, or maybe can't make parent teacher conferences, etc, but is no indication of a lack of caring.

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