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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So their peer group is good enough to live around but not attend school with? Man are some of you rationalizing for the privilege of a cute 1200 Sqft rowhome and a Hill address which is just about all of DC east of North/South Captiol st these days. [/quote]

You don't "live around" the peer group at some of these Hill schools.  The peer group is coming from rougher neighborhoods.  Which is actually great, because it means their parents care enough to try to send their kids to a better school.

It's not even about the peer group, because obviously these are just little elementary kids.  The problem is, DCPS does a bad job when they have kids of very mixed resources.  They are singularly focused on "closing the gap," and at many schools, that means not putting any resources into at-or-above grade level kids.  As OP explained, that's fine for pre-k, but at a certain point, [b]you start to question whether your kid is getting a good enough education. [/b][/quote]

Agree except for the bolded. In the beginning you "question" but at some point you KNOW your kid is getting a sub-par education because too much of the class is so far behind. At that point you decide whether your liberal guilt will cause you to stay to get your "Woke and Proud" sticker or whether you prioritize your kid's education and future. My kid's school prioritized being "anti-racist" over all else (it was even listed first on the webpage!). Then it was "equity" (a term they couldn't define but was used alternatively as a shield and sword against anyone who questioned crappy leadership and poor educational outcomes). At some point way down the list was "education" and "learning". Funny part was that the first kids to leave for private or other schools were the POC; they figured it out before Larla's parents.  [/quote]

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