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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You will find that the majority of private schools in the DMV are racially diverse. If you email or talk to people in admissions at these schools they can give you the numerical breakdown (AA - 20 percent, Hispanic/Latinx - 6 percent, Asian 12 percent, etc. for school A). I agree that is it a good sign when you see POC among the faculty and staff.

However, most of these schools are populated by very wealthy people of every stripe. There MAY be a handful of economically disadvantaged students who get close to a full ride, but most of the financial aid goes to middle- or upper middle- class families who can pay a good portion of the tuition. I'd imagine the schools would argue they can't support many students needing full tuition. So you aren't likely to find, say, a Hispanic student whose parents are both blue-collar workers who work multiple jobs and speak little English at home. Families like that don't have the money for the tuition or the time, resources or assistance to go through the long application process with essays, interviews, possible online tests and visits to these schools. It's a shame. I think the schools should designate at least one or two slots per grade to a genuinely needy child whose life could be changed by attending these schools.

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That wouldn’t work because people send their kids to $$$ private schools to avoid low-income/ESL families with few resources [/quote] 
That is exactly why American society is falling. The meritocracy is hypocritical. Good education is reserved for wealthy few. [/quote]

Interesting? What about all the people who say the best education is in public schools? Are you really suggesting there is better education in private schools?[/quote]

Honestly, I have been disappointed at both. Kids learn so little in school in general. No school, no matter private or public, teaches world history in a systematic way. Physics is as taught only one year. Math is significantly lach behind other countries. Kids also don’t systematically read classics. And only few private school teaches a world language well enough for kids to speak.

But if you are wealthy and have resources, your kids tend to do well.[/quote]

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