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[quote=dcmom]I don't think the lottery itself is unfair--it seems like the only fair way to divvy out what is a very scarce resource--seats at high-quality public and charter schools. What is upsetting is that we live in a city where demand so outstrips supply. We weren't shut out but would have been if we hadn't applied to our unpopular, extremely low-performing in-boundary school. We will try again, and eventually, if we don't get a seat at a school we feel we can stay at as our toddler gets older, we will move, possibly to the 'burbs if we can't afford to get in-boundary for a good school in DC. My husband and I really, really want to continue living in our neighborhood, but we understand that there are trade-offs. We can't afford private, but we can afford to move, and we will if we have to. Even though I think the lottery is fair, it sure does stink to be one of the last lottery numbers drawn. Someone has to lose, though.[/quote]
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