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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Capital Hill Montessori isn't good? That's a DCPS. [/quote]

It is not good, sorry. I guess some people find it acceptable but not me. [/quote]

I mean, it's good if your alternatives are Miner or Payne or Tyler English Language or Amidon-Bowen... but there's no doubt it's not good for those schools. I know of 3 kids in my DD's private preschool class who are IB for Miner and lottery-ed into CHML (one knew she would b/c she is a sibling). All 3 families would have used Miner otherwise. All 3 are very education-focused families who would have been valuable members of the Miner community, but are instead off to CHML. I don't blame them at all, in their position I would have done exactly the same thing. But there is not question that citywide schools in wards hurt the worse-performing IB schools in that Ward. It's one thing when it's a charter w/ a specific mission offering a different kind of choice. But purposely placing "standard curriculum" citywides in each ward? Why would that be in DCPS' interest? [b]What purpose would that serve other than a few lucky winners getting to opt-out of worse-performing IBs?[/b][/quote]

That's the whole premise of school choice . . . i.e., school chance[/quote]

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