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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As PP said, the tax differences between DC and Takoma Park can be quite sizable.[/quote]

At least you get better schools with the property taxes. [/quote]

Maybe or maybe not. We live in Takoma DC and our charter is handling distance learning better than our friends schools just across the line. I think moving for MoCo schools makes some sense but not a lot, if you might take advantage of choice in DC.[/quote]

I agree that you can get better charter elementary schools in DC than some elementary schools in MoCo and don’t have to deal with crowding. The issue is that it is still a lottery and it’s tough to get into top schools. And there are very few good or even decent middle or high schools (even among charters) in DC, which isn’t true of MoCo. [/quote]

Some of this comes down to tolerance for uncertainty. Yes, you can put your kid in the lottery every year for a charter, and always be willing to jump mid-year if a spot comes open, and that might work for some families and some kids. Other families are going to want a clear path through high school, or have kids for whom a mid-year switch would be really academically and emotionally challenging.

There's no right or wrong answer, just different preferences, tolerances, and temperaments.  [/quote]

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