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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Lobby away. Dcps is just following health guidelines set by DC Health. [/quote]

But DCPS and the teachers union aren't innovating like they could.  Not at all.  Come on, in the Nordic countries and Germany, elementary school classes are often taking place outside, e.g. in public parks.  No way will the teachers unions permit that in this country.  I bet you're going to see charter schools take the lead in keeping learning rolling in the fall, not DCPS.  I see charter innovation during the pandemic pushing the District over the cliff into greater enrollment in charters than in DCPS for the first time, within the next two years.  I'm not a charter booster, but with elementary school-age kids in DCPS facing 1-2 days a week of in-person learning in the fall, I might become one if local friends with kids in charters are getting considerably more in-person learning than we are (and I bet they will find a way).[/quote]

:roll: 
God stop with the comparison to other countries, especially the ones with LESS people, crimes, poverty, homelessness, big lobbyists for food, better schooling overall.

Maybe this will help realize how freaking behind the US is in EVERYTHING except the military (oh boy!). Charters aren't doing better. Do you know how many charters kick students out because they are allowed to? Oh but they wait until October so they can keep their money. If you are a charter lobbyist be upfront. Charters are disgusting and I wish they'd just become private schools and stop taking public school  money. 
Ability to kick students out and they have no self-contained level students, why is that?

I do think they work for many families but IMO all schools should have the level of control they have regardless, charters schools are only as special as their leaders. Private public schools is such an 'only the US' thing. We'll never catch up at this rate.

Any innovations DCPS and teachers want costs money, tell me are you willing to pay more taxes? People always say education is important but at the end of the day state budgets go to other things,[/quote]

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