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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a Ward 4 gentrifier with kids, but I don't see the point in celebrating this as a new option for families like mine. Without neighborhood preferences, there's no particular advantage to having a great school in your ward or neighborhood. Each morning I fight the drop-off traffic at the excellent charter two blocks from my house, so I can drive my kid two miles to the excellent charter where he lucked into a spot. I'm glad Sela found good space, but it's hardly a victory for the Ward.[/quote]

This is true to a certain extent, but whenever there is a new charter, there is a shot to get in on the ground floor when there is lower demand. Once you're in, you're in, and with sibling preference- it can work out to be a big deal for your family. There is also the possibility that having a good charter convinces enrolled families to move closer to the school, which is good for the neighborhood/Ward. I live near Latin, for example, and I know at least three people on my (very long) block or so who have bought houses to be close to the school (not that they're going to buy a house near their new location :roll: or anything, but it does happen. [/quote]

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