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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP you are one of only a relatively few people that want to raise a family in the district. Everyone else prefers good schools and low crime.[/quote]

That's not true anymore. My DCPS is full to bursting with kids from families who have the means to move elsewhere but chose to stay in the city. DC is a great place and I'm happy to be raising my kids here instead of MoCo where I grew up.[/quote]

Once kindergarten hits A lot of people leave or use private school, even more by the time high school hits.[/quote]

That used to be the case. However, I am consistently surprised by the number of parents (often who went to private schools themselves) have been opting to keep their DC in through high school. It's just not a general rule of thumb the way it used to be. [/quote]

Many are broke and can't afford it. It will be interesting to see what happens 5 years from now once this experiment has concluded.[/quote]

How are they not able to afford to move to the suburbs? If they have a house in DC they should be able to sell and find something comparable in MoCo or Fairfax.[/quote]

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