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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I toured KIPP on M Street SE when my DD was a toddler. The head of KIPP (Susan) told me to my face, "This school isn't for your family. If you want a better choice than your in-bounds DCPS school, move to Palisades." [/quote]

Susan worked at KIPP KEY, which is off of Benning Road.  What KIPP was on M St. SE? There is no KIPP there now.  There's Eagle Academy not far off M St. SE near the Navy Yard, and some KIPPs not far off M St. NW (they're on P Street) but I am skeptical of your story.  My experience with the more chain-based charter schools like KIPP and Appletree is that they are quite politically savvy. [/quote]

You must not have been here long.  KIPP (the original) was in the blue building across from the Navy Yard while the new Benning Rd campus was being built.  I am AA, and when my DD was in 4th grade we had also toured KIPP.  The story the PP is telling is true.  I am an educated middle class mother and I also felt that my DD would be taking a slot away from a more deserving struggling AA student after the tour.  At the time, they required Saturday "class" for extracurriculars (ballet, sports, musical instrument instruction, etc).  I thought that was odd because my DD did all those things already without it being a school requirement.  When I voiced my concern about that one piece, I was told the school may not be a great fit for my DD because not only did we have the resources for her to do those activities but she was also doing very well academically.  We chose Latin instead.[/quote]

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