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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP I’m in the same boat but just starting with PK3. We are AA as well and your concerns are in line with ours. I’ve had to come to the realization that a move outside to neighboring counties might just be what happens with us in a few years. [/quote]

We are also AA and planning to de-camp to Howard County before 3rd grade. [/quote]

We have thought of moving too. But we don't really enjoy the subrban lifestyle. We want our kids in schools with good mirrors and other kids of color. I have Ben told there isn't much diversity to really be found in Howard County. Maybe I am hearing from the wrong people and missing a gem of a neighborhood or school?

I really don't like the idea of needing to move to the burbs to find a good school system or some how come up with money for private. [/quote]

DP here. My sample size is small, but I happen to know several highly educated AA and biracial (with AA) people from work who live in Howard County and love the school system. I was told they have a program in high school for kids to take courses they get college credit for. It's free.

I'm not AA but they can't believe the schools crap I put up with here in DC. They make no bones about the fact that standardized test scores mean something (PARCC here in DC). It seems ludicrous to people in good school systems outside DC that folks in DC even debate this. After our charter school experience, I agree with them. We got into one of the top HRC's and around 2nd-3rd grade we started to see that it's all window dressing. We're leaving for our IB DCPS in the Fall. If that doesn't work out well, then we're moving to VA for good schools and in state tuition at lots of good colleges.[/quote]

Your kids must be young if you are not aware that all DCPS high school kids can take courses for which they can receive college credit -- they and even dual enroll in college while in high school. [/quote]

Also I think they get in state tuition at any state. Or has that program been ended?[/quote]

I never said that DCPS didn't offer the college credit courses; only that my Howard County colleagues are very pleased with their high schools and this program. I don't think they would be pleased to send their kids to Coolidge or even Wilson to access this program.

No, DC has never received in state tuition for every state. There are some state schools that offer in state tuition to DC. Most don't. While TAG provides some benefits, the DC resident tuition is frequently much more than in state tuition. It would be less expensive to send my kids to VA schools with in state tuition than to pay the DC resident rate.[/quote]

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