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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm having a really hard time with this election, I have serious reservations about both of these candidates.

We are a family that put our kids in both DCPS and charter, and want robust, challenging classes and well-supported teachers.

Let's start a thread -- i would love to hear from people about their experiences with JLG and McDuffie on schools.

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McDuffie is disqualified from being considered because BOTH of his kids were/are at GDS. So not just any private school but the most exclusive, expensive school in the area. [/quote]

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This take is ridiculous. If his kids went to a charter would that also disqualify him? It's nonsensical.

I am a DCPS parent but I'm a pragmatist, not a purist. I know that if we could afford private we'd heavily consider it, especially because we live on the East side and our MS/HS options are really limited. We have multiple friends with kids in privates, including people on financial aid who don't make a ton of money but decided it was the right place for their kids. Also fully half of our friends with kids in private are black, and I will fully acknowledge that black families often have different educational concerns than white families and reasons for sending their kids to private that go way beyond elitism -- the public school system fails a lot of black kids. So no I'm not going to sit here and judge McDuffie for sending his kids to what is considered to be a very good school. Oh no, he cares about his kids and sought the best possible education for them? What a jerk  :roll: [/quote]

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