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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So do people think that DCPS is waiting to see how the local private schools do? [/quote]

No, they are waiting for numbers to continue their downward trend and they are likely putting together a plan that MIGHT satisfy the teachers union. The union is the reason public schools are closed. Privates are not unionized and don't have the same issue.[/quote]

[b]Privates also have smaller class sizes, [/b]giving them more ability to have more manageable numbers in the classrooms, and[b] charge significant amounts of tuition[/b], which puts more pressure on them to deliver something different from what the public schools are doing. (Yes, I know, we all pay taxes for the public schools, too, but that's not the same thing, since we pay taxes whether we have kids in public schools or not.) The unions are not the only factor here.[/quote]

Depends on the private. Take the small Catholic ES here on Capitol Hill, St. Peter.  Their classes sizes are larger than most public school classes in the neighborhood, yet they're going with a hybrid model this fall. This resource-challenged parochial school can't afford a new ventilation system or fancy protection (e.g. plexi glass screen around every kid's desk).  The 5th grade class at St. Peter has two dozen students.  The 5th grade classes at Brent around the corner have 16-17.

WTU resistance is the main factor here.[/quote]

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