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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I highly doubt that Mort Sherman is against private school families.  As a matter of fact, I believe ACPS bends over backwards trying to attract those families.  They have walk-through dates at least once a month ...[/quote]

I can guarantee you that ACPS actively recruits private school families.  They just don't do so through the typical private school mechanics of fancy brochures.  What has happened over the last several years is that many (not all - not claiming that) of the area private schools have simply not put up a terribly strong academic showing.  By contrast, a number of the ACPS schools are doing very well.  Some of the ACPS elementaries (not all, but a number) are viewed by many parents (but, again, not all) as academically superior to the area privates.  Several ACPS schools had new-enrollment information sessions for parents who are considering moving their children from privates into ACPS.  We moved our DC from private to ACPS several years ago, and could not be more delighted.  Sherman's comment about not marketing to private school families from something like three years ago has been taken way out of context.  They indeed do not market; no marketing is needed.  But they do very actively facilitate.  
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