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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]But IB families have and will compare to private schools.[/quote]

Yes and no.  There are obvious advantages to nearby Ward 3 private schools, but for your run-of-the-mill family in Ward 3 operating on two government incomes, a breathtaking mortgage, and more than one kid, the cost of private school is a substantial obstacle. When comparing our options, we're going to discount the benefits of private school significantly by the burden the price tag would impose on our family. Public school comes at a negligible cost (a few hundred bucks in PTA contributions checks your box). The value of that money back in our pockets is nontrivial.

Comparing Hardy to Deal/Latin/BASIS is a different matter, assuming constant out of pocket costs. Hardy COULD be the shoe that fits us perfectly: Deal is too big, Latin too far, BASIS too much of a STEM/crunch school (our kids are too young yet to predict whether this will appeal to them).  We are far from the only family holding our collective breath, waiting to see what happens.[/quote]

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