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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thank you. And in the case of DC (having lived in other areas) I believe that children in this city ARE being used as social experiments. DCPS never gives anything a chance to "stick" and the children are NEVER taken into consideration. Adult issues ALWAYS come first. It is really heartbreaking. Thanks again for the information. [quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Back to the topic of a new Chancellor....is there a way that DC residents can demand that we get an actual qualified Superintendent rather than another Chancellor? Tired of DC kids being used as social experiments. [/quote]

I'm personally tired of the phrase "social experiments" w/r/t education policy. I received the below email yesterday. Maybe this is a way for you to voice your concerns?

Dear Friends,
 
By now, you may have heard that Kaya Henderson is stepping down as Chancellor of DCPS on September 30, 2016 and John Davis will serve as Interim Chancellor beginning October 1st. Mayor Bowser and I thank Kaya for her tremendous work over the last nine years and look forward to her being a partner as we move forward.
 
Right now, we will focus our attention on finding a permanent Chancellor and I am excited to be leading this effort. The upcoming community engagement and selection process is an opportunity for us to shape the future of education in DC.
 
I invite you to join me for a conference call to share my initial thoughts on our approach next Thursday, July 7th at 1:00pm. Please dial 1-866-878-9667 and use this code: 9956045.
 
In the meantime, I invite you to join the conversation on social media as we say #ThankYouKaya.
 
Look forward to talking soon.
 
Best,
Jennie Niles
Deputy Mayor for Education[/quote][/quote]

Adult issues like how much money was spent on a house to get into such and such school district?

I agree that DCPS needs to give things time and allow them to work (or not work), but I think that parents are just as responsible for the institutional culture that doesn't do that. For example, one argument that is made occasionally is that in neighborhoods where there are growing populations of affluent families, schools could be "turned around" if all those families sent their children to the local school rather than trying to get into charters or better DCPS schools. A lot of people will allow as to how most schools in DC do preschool pretty well, but that once your kid is kindergarten age, it's time to seek better options. The predictable result is that by 3rd grade many of the high achieving kids are gone, and the test scores show that. My kid is starting first grade at one of these schools in the fall, and I have seen so many families play the lottery and bail based on concerns about future educational quality when their kids are actually thriving and learning. One friend has "traded up" EVERY YEAR since her daughter was in PK3.

Everyone needs to dial down the urgency and let the "social experiment" work.[/quote]

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