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[quote=Anonymous]We have friends in Columbia Hgts who had their kids the same time we did. They made many friends in the neighborhood and talked a good deal about all going to their neighborhood school and working hard to turn it around for all the kids in the neighborhood. Fast forward 5 years. First, one family left for a better neighborhood school. Then another got into a good charter. Parents didn't want to be the only ones sending their kids to the neighborhood school. Now the group has scattered all over the area, either moving for a better school or going to a charter not in their neighborhood as our friends do. They all wanted to to do what you are talking about, OP, but in the end, they could not sustain the critical mass and lost their momentum. No one wanted to do the experiment on their own kids if they could find another option. It's not as easy as it sounds.[/quote]
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