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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's probably all the rich neighborhoods and all the poor neighborhoods, so Wards 3 and 7 and 8. In more heterogenous neighborhoods, like Ward 4, charters are more popular. [/quote].

Not quite true.

In the rich neighborhoods, you'll find a lot of kids going to private school. Thats why schools like Hyde-Addison have so much room for OOB students.

Charters are also very popular in wards 7 and 8 -- not the bougie charters, but those that focus on helping lower-income families, like KIPP, DC Prep and DC Scholars. These are better options than DCPS in those neighborhoods (and have better outcomes).[/quote]

How disingenuous.

Charters are successful because they get to play by a different set of rules -yet it’s funny that many still are bombs.

There’s:
Selection/attrition effects.
The "bundle" of practices - it's not the time, it's what they do with it (tutoring, high expectations, data-driven instruction, behavioral policies)
Self-selection of motivated families who navigate the lottery system
Greater school-level autonomy to make decisions
More resources from philanthropic funding beyond per-pupil public funding

DCPS is limited, charters expels kids at a much higher rate and actually fails students. DCPS isn’t allowed to. It’s almost like the mayor wants DCPS to fail but also wants to ensure only her biggest donors favorite charters succeed. [/quote]

I can’t tell what side of things people are on here. I think it’s a good thing that charters can kick kids out and fail them, DCPS should be able to do that too. I think DCPS has a lot more administrative accountability and therefore can move a lot faster when a school is cratering for administrative reasons, but can’t do as much when the kids are bad. Charters have more room to maneuver- great when you have an effective administration, but also not able to stop the bottom dropping out when things start getting bad.[/quote]

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