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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I didn't mean to imply that starting a k start charter school is the only way.  That is what jumps out at me as a good solution that would make all parties happy.

And I don't know why you think there are fewer spots for low income kids.  I've read that there a spots for all kids in dc.  I don't mean to sound grumpy, but I think that is just not true.   Those schools with highest concentrations of poverty are the ones most likely to have plenty of spots.[/quote]

Because they are not good options. Attending PS3 or PK4 at that shitty school is not going to help these kids. BUT, attending PS3 at a better school with a wait list, is. So until you're willing to send  your kid to one of those empty spots, they don't count.

Now, let me ask you, did YOU start a charter school? This is public education we are talking about here! "starting a charter school" is not realistic or feasible for the vast majority of parents in this city. Also, as stunning as you may find it, most DC families do NOT want a K start. And those who do want diverse choices. We don't want to all go to the one charter school based on the distinguishing feature of starting at K. We just don't want "mandatory" school forced on our kids at three years old. [/quote]

The undesireable schools that are still open are not empty.  So apparently there are lots of families that don't get to choosd to sit PS/PK out just because they didn't get choice spots.  They're still using the slots you would never use.

If you don't like your odds of getting into K  and feel forced, and you just want to complain and inconvenience everyone else, good luck with that.  Maybe you should have researched your options better if the way this has worked for several years is so distasteful to you.[/quote]

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