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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I guess the thing is that when my kids were getting ready for Pk-3 and I was visiting all these new charter schools with their fancy curriculums, I was under the impression that all these charter schools are better than DCPS. But even with an average DCPS school, you get regular science fairs, school shows, maybe some sports teams in older grades, a basic science class etc etc.  I don’t think charter school can provide this reliably from year to year. Their admins are shears changing and nothing is consistent year to year. [/quote]

The hype game is very strong at charters, while DCPS open houses are more fact based. When I was doing the lottery years ago, I had no idea of the differences even in ECE -- like that DCPS caps the PK3 class at 16, with a teacher with a master's degree plus an aide, whereas most charters cap at 22 with less qualified teachers. DCPS has a library, charters very few did. Etc. DCPS uses "science of reading" to teach kids how to read, most charters disnt. took years of being able within a DCPS with friends in charters to realize the difference.[/quote]

Agree with this 100%.  For parents currently doing pk3/4 lottery for charters should really keep this in mind. [/quote]

Above is hilarious with DCPS boosters who desperately want families to list their schools.  People like this who make sweeping generalizations, you can totally ignore.

Our child was in a great charter for ECE with teacher with master degree and an aide with 18 kids.  Reading was phonics based.  Amazing facilities and field trips.  Great PTO and events.  Great communication from teachers and admin.

It’s school dependent.  There is no sweeping generalization.

Lastly, ECE goes by real fast and the real test starts in 1st, 2nd grade where the achievement gap gets much bigger.

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