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[quote=Anonymous] We are at a Title I DCPS school applying to private middle school. There are wonderful students at our school, from working-class families, who would be so uplifted by a chance at a strong private school. My DC has an outstanding classmate and we've sought to support this child's parent in their applications. But as I'm going through this, I see that the process itself is such a barrier to low-income families. The essays alone are insane. How is a parent without a college degree supposed to write these? The process feels like an intentional screen for professional-class families. Once the admissions office gets to FA decisions, the families who made it all the way through and who have the greatest "need" are still professional-class families with six-figure HHI. [/quote]
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