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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I went a school district with approximately 80% FARMs (one of the poorest and lowest-performing school districts in my state) and it took me a long time to grapple with this and come to terms with it.[/quote]
Why do you think there are kids there who seem out of place? Middle class, on grade level or higher, well behaved? What are their parents thinking?![/quote]
They are thinking that they cannot afford a better school cluster.  Have you seen the housing costs?
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I am a single mom who rents a 1bd near a slightly better school and then I was able to put my kid in charter. It can be done![/quote]

I am also a single mom (and a public school teacher) and I rent a basement apartment in Potomac. The rent is reduced (because I couldn't afford more than about $1500/month) since I dog/house sit for the family who lives upstairs. They go out of town a lot.[/quote]

I was a single mom and made a different, equally valid choice. My child attended a charter school with a high poverty rate and I bought a cheap house EOTR to build equity. I needed the security of a stable house payment - rent kept going up and I could see myself getting in financial trouble later if I didn’t buy (in 2015 - it was cheaper to buy than it was to rent). [/quote]

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