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[quote=Anonymous][quote]There are a couple unattractive attributes of charters that the DME proposals mimic, as well -- lotteries and fewer options for attending schools near your home. I think charter proponents are betting that parents are now conditioned for this type of uncertainty.[/quote]

I don't really think they're betting on it.  More like trying to figure out how much parents will accept.  Because, if you look at any of these threads for charters, it's clear parents are willing to put up with a lot if it gets them a school they want.

So consider city-wide lotteries at high school another way:  if you offer specialized programming at Roosevelt High School that many parents want - let's say International Baccalaureate - is it fair or even practical to say only in boundary families can have access to it?  What if Oyster gets diverted to Cardozo and the school develops a highly-regarded language program.  It wouldn't be fair to limit enrollment to its feeders, especially if the school could peel off students from some of the language charters.

And then consider choice sets another way:  if going to one school in a set guaranteed you could get into a particular middle school, you might be more inclined to accept a school that wasn't your number one pick.  I've talked to parents who want Yu Ying, but would accept Mundo Verde or Stokes so they could get into DCI.

I think that's all pie in the sky until DCPS gets to a point where all or most neighborhood schools are at least acceptable, but it's worth exploring.  I think it's too bad the exploration is potentially coming to a halt, because like I said, we would definitely be staying put in our home if we had good feelings about 6th grade.[/quote]

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