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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sorry for the newbie (to DC and to the forum) kind of question, but what makes LT or Wilson (or DCPS in general) so attractive to MD residents, that they are willing to cheat?

From what I gather, the general opinion is that the quality of DCPS is not that great, so why all the "address cheaters" to attend a DCPS school?[/quote]

I think it comes from a couple of different factors

1) DCPS has basically universal preschool. There are no income requirements and your odds of getting in are very high. By contrast the head start programs in PG are much smaller, therefore to get into and require a certain income and there are more waiting lists every if you do qualify.

2) Convenience. If you live in PG but work in the district it might be easier to send your kid to school in the city, especially if you are using a relative's address because said relative will be caring for the kid after school/before school.

3)Stability- people in poverty tend to have more life disruptions that require them to move around more. I have an acquaintance  who is a single mother of two kids. She has lived in 4 different homes in the last 4 years, due to losing her job, domestic violence issues etc. She kept her kids going to the same school because she felt that her kids had enough upheaval in their lives an they were better off going to the same school every day. (I want to add in here her kids are in a charter school that is never discussed on DCUM so rest assure she isnt't stealing a spot away from your kids)  I have also known students who may go back and forth from living with parents to living with other relatives for a variety of reasons. Which leads to the next one...

4) Loyalty- the families really like the school and the services it provides, its teachers etc. One DCPS teacher told me that some families send their kids to annother school OOB just because that was elementary school where the family went to and even if they've had to move they are going to continue that tradition.

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