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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For schools, Brookland (DC) wins in education for free PK and a *chance* for desirable test-in/lottery-in public schools. Hyattsville wins for higher ed because of access to MD in-state tuition.
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Funny, I got free pre-K3 and 4 and it wasn’t income based and I’m in PG. 
pgcps operates 3 Montessori schools that you can lottery in at age 3.
They have several language immersion and many test in TAG/performing arts programs.
And almost everyone I know is willing to send their child to the local elem. it’s only at middle and high school where it gets dicey. Not saying that’s GREAT, but people act like “the schools” are the reason DC is more stable than PG when ...it’s obviously not.[/quote]

Here is some PGCPS Pre-K data.  There are a total of 5143 children in the various Pre-K 3 and 4 programs.  That includes kids with special needs who attend the Early Childhood Centers, kids that qualify for FARMS and attend local elementary schools  and the kids who go to the three Montessori schools.   There are 351 children in the Pre-K classes at the Montessori schools.  The rest of the Pre-K kids are either have IEPs or are FARMS eligible (income based).  So if you are super lucky and win one of the 300 slots left after sibling preference, you are golden.  If not, you don't get free Pre-K in PGCPS unless your kid qualifies.   Also, as far as I know all the Pre-K 3 programs are half day.

For reference there are 9600 students enrolled in K this year....so less than half of the kids in PGCPS are offered Pre-K services.

PGCPS does a lot of things right but access to Pre-K isn't one of them.

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