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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The neighborhood middle and high schools in DC apart from the obvious three have boundary participation rates ranging from 7% to 39%. That's not just UMC people deciding that these aren't the best schools for their kids. Avoiding schools where most kids are significantly behind and where there are attendence and disciplinary challenges is actually a totally normal thing across income and racial lines.

You want to do something different, no one can stop you. But consider that your narrative about how your kids are doing great and other families who prioritize their children are selfish makes it much less likely that your kids will share with you if something is going wrong for them. [/quote]

yes this. when I chat with parents across the income spectrum (blue collar, no college, non-white, the whole range) at our EOTP (very decent elementary with a terrible middle school feeder -- Cardozo), ALL of them are planning to lottery out for middle school. I seriously haven't met a single parent who plans to send their kid to Cardozo. The schools vary (UMC parents hoping for Latin or moving to Upper NW, MC/LMC looking at McKinley middle or Howard middle school) but everyone has a plan. all are loving parents to sweet kids who all want the best for them. [/quote]

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