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[quote=Anonymous]Early in this thread, PPs pointed out that, nearly ten years ago, when Brent started to turn, parents had little choice but to band together push for change, pay for privates, or move.  The only charter around catering to middle-class families was newish Two Rivers.  Maury parents were similarly stuck in the early years.  Now, you've got a good many charter options in Brookland etc. drawing Hill parents.

The explosion of charters leaves me with little hope for LT in the short or medium-term. When PPs assume that parents have a knee-jerk reaction to the quality of the LT's programs I roll my eyes.  It would be so much more convenient for neighbors with kids at Yu Ying, Inspired Teaching, Bridges, Mundo Verde etc. to head to LT, around the corner, than to pay for private bus services or drive them north.  But they don't after checking LT out, even after trying it for a year or two.

I'd be really surprised if LT builds the momentum it needs to get more than a handful of high-SES neighborhood kids into the testing grades in the next five years, or even ten.

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