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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Loooong post above says little more than the v. short post above it.

BASIS is decent for 5th grade for almost everybody. But the higher you go, the more complicated it gets. We left after middle school not because the work, rigor and testing were stressful.

We were out the door because the curriculum is narrow, the facilities and enrichment weak, the best teachers tend to leave, admins are OT pushy and parents are absurdly disempowered.

On top of all that, the campus (and franchise?) is ridiculously indebted and cash strapped.   [/quote]

They've been running a surplus for years. It's actually something that pisses me off since I'd rather see the money reinvested. The only debt they have is the building. All charter schools have mortgage service. But by all means don't let facts get in the way of your narrative.

P.S. This is "Exhibit A" for why it is useless to try and get info about BASIS on DCUM. [/quote]

No. The nonprofit runs the school and the for profit, which is heavily leveraged, owns the property, the curriculum etc

Just pull the real estate records if you don’t believe me. [/quote]

BASIS DC is not a for profit school. BASIS DC is a non-profit. By your logic a charter school school that rents space from a corporation as landlord is essentially a corporation? You are digging deep if the best you can do is faux concern that [GASP] a piece of real estate is leveraged. Also can't help but notice you just pretended you didn't get their finances totally backwards. The financials are public. BASIS DC has run a surplus for several years. We call these "facts".[/quote]

The surplus is news to me. You wouldn't know it from the lack of spending on dances, field trips, school events, etc. It would be so helpful if someone could link to the various financials being referenced.[/quote]

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