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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I haven’t read the article.  But what I can share is that my friend is a very accomplished scholar in the world of education policy.  She’s published a number of pieces in prestigious journals and argued sentiments similar to what’s in the Brookings excerpt.  And for a good decade I heard about her strong conviction to send her kids to our IB middle school.  Fast-forward, her kids now attend private.

Scholars can opine as much as they want.  Parents act in the interest of their kids.  And the desire to obtain the best education for our kids makes hypocrites of most DC liberals.

Does the Brookings author have kids (upper elementary or older) enrolled in DC public schools?  If so, where?....[/quote]

Right and how does your friend justify her about face???[/quote]

What I can share is that she lasted far longer than me and most other high SES families in the neighborhood.  It took a mental health crisis before she pulled her kids.  She expressed guilt as a parent for having inflicted hardship on her kids due to ideological convictions regarding education policy.

I’ve never asked her to justify her about face.  She’s a friend.  And I supported her doing what was necessary to take care of her children.[/quote]

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