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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a social worker, and the number of MD and VA kids who are clear residence cheaters at our ES seems to have gone down over the last decade. When I first started there were tons of these kids, but as schools have gotten more crowded the numbers have gone down.

We still have plenty of kids who have a parent that lives in DC (even if the kid doesn't really live with them), or their housing situation is extremely unstable and they bounce around to family members inside and outside of DC--these kids are allowed to stay at the school for continuity of education.

I'm not saying it isn't a problem, but, I don't think there is the same entitlement for going to DC schools in the younger generation of "native" Washingtonian families who don't actually live in the city anymore.[/quote]

I walked past a charter this AM and no joke, every car dropping off had MD plates. I think at some charters that are on commuting routes, MD kids may outnumber DC kids. That’s a LOT of money charters are stealing from DC because of course charters probably encourage this. I’d like to see DC crack down - not on individual parents but on the charters, and also consider creative solutions like a reciprocal agreement with PG county for it to reimburse money for kids who attend DC charters. Let’s really make it “choice” but with accountability. [/quote]

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