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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This sounds promising. Hopefully, it can be expanded to drop off students EOTR to schools in other wards.

https://www.dcschoolconnect.com/[/quote]

Question - is this supporting public schools, or not supporting public schools? Like, if you say the above are you infavor or charters and voucher access as well? Just curious, though I think overall any trasnportation linking wards is a good.[/quote]

Charter schools are public schools. Why would the city not support them?[/quote]

Many people support public and oppose charters (both public). That's fact. And their argument is that the focus should be on "strengthening  public schools" (not charters). They also tout the neighborhood connections of pubic schools versus the geographic dynamism of charters in making their arguments. So to provide shuttles to move children away from their neighborhood public school.would seem to undermine them also.[/quote]

That is such a patronizing argument. No one ever judges the mom in Chevy chase from driving across the park and attending an immersion charter. There are no patronizing people saying “she needs to support her community”. No, somehow people who live in communities with poor schools have an additional obligation to support their local schools and “create neighborhood connections”. [/quote]

NP but I judge her.  She already has access to good schools.  Now she is creating traffic and taking a charter spot from a kid who doesn’t have as many options for good IB schools.[/quote]

I judge you for your response. By your definition the only people who should ethically go to charter schools are those who live nearby. But aren’t charter schools designed to be different?  What if you’re a bilingual family and you want to keep that part of your culture. Why isn’t it okay for people further afield to take advantage of charter spots?[/quote]

Yeah, I love the idea that ultimately charters are neighborhood schools and should only be used by people nearby.  :shock: [/quote]

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