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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I still see lots of little kids on the Hill, and have met a bunch of people with babies/toddlers who moved here recently. They are definitely wealthier, on average, than people who moved here with kids, or just before having kids, 10-15 years ago. Which makes sense.

I think the main reason that the private PK programs have more availability now is that people have actually finally gotten sold on the idea of the public PKs being really good, plus there are more charters than there used to be. If you want a spot in a public PK on the Hill, you'll get one, and odds are pretty good it will be a high quality program. Even if you don't mind spending 20-30k on preschool, if you can get a high quality preschool experience for free, why wouldn't you?

What that means for upper elementary and MS/HS remains to be seen. I think if the neighborhood continues to get wealthier (and all signs point to yes) [b]that poses some interesting challenges for the current trend of increased buy-in at the MS level[/b], as well as the prospect of that ever extending to Eastern. I honestly don't know what will happen. But CH is definitely getting wealthier, and there are still many families buying in the area. That's clear.[/quote]

People have been saying this for years. Guess what, it's not much better than it was a decade ago when people were saying the same thing. CH has a high school problem that will forever stall the middle school momentum. People will go to charters, go private, or move, as they have been doing for years now.[/quote]

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