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[quote=Anonymous]I think it is best to keep i n mind that in most places in the US, parents have to pay for preschool, and every one goes to their neighborhood school. If people don't like their local school, they move.  This option also exists in DC.

Also, there are almost always more pre-k spots than pre-k children. If someone wants a pre-k spot, they can usually get one.

School choice does not always seem to make people in DC better off. Like internet dating, it gives people the impression that there is always something better out there. (See the work of psychologist Barry Schwartz). If the OP only wants one of  five very popular schools, odds are , her child will not get in, because everyone else wants those spots too. Those schools   are not an entitlement any more than it's an entitlement to date a Hemsworth brother.

However, the OP has options. The OP can pay for private preschool, move, or cast a wider net of lottery choices more likely to yield a spot. Any public preschool in DC will be taught by a credentialed teacher with at least a bachelor's degree, often a master's, making them far more qualified than the average private preschool teacher, who might not even have a degree.[/quote]

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