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[quote=Anonymous]You know, BASIS isn't all that great. It's  just better than DCPS EotP for middle and high school in the view of most UMC parents determined to stay in DC public school. We weren't impressed with all that much in the BASIS MS, other than particularly strong executive function training and sci instruction (but breaking the curriculum down into "physics," "chemistry," "biology" was a stretch). A few strong humanities teachers helped, too, but the math didn't wow us (too many inexperienced, poorly trained teachers). We got fed up with good teachers leaving and a coterie of tin-eared controlling admins who didn't seem to have a vision for the program. Fortunately a bad HoS left over the summer.

What has to happen for DCPS to pay attention to UMC parents' concerns and complaints is that Bowser needs to go, an accountable elected school board needs to come in, and the city council committee on ed needs to be restored. Failing all three developments, none of which seems likely in the coming years, I don't see a way forward with real change.

If you're willing to move to Arlington after elementary school in DC, as pointed out above, go. Their public schools are good, and improving from the looks of it. My sibling's 7th grader takes honors classes in every core subject, including math two years ahead of grade level, in the county's highest poverty MS. The kid competes to get into pan-county and tri-county PS music programs that are free to those who clear the bar. He swims on a school swim team using Washington-Liberty's pool. Just 6 or 7 miles away from us here in Ward 6, schools are undeniably better, not just as stand-alone programs but as components of a reasonably high-capacity school system.  According to my sibling, who stayed in DC through elementary school, in Arlington, if you have a school issue that isn't being addressed, you generally have somewhere to go up the chain to get the thoughtful help you need. Apparently, you aren't treated like an entitled UMC pest in VA or MoCo school systems, so often the case in DCPS AND DC Charter. [/quote]

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