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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why don't you buy a smaller, less expensive house in a close-in area like Bloomingdale or Capitol Hill, and use the money you saved for private school? [/quote]. I suspect private schools will have many of same problems of only wealthy students, perhaps worse than in close in suburbs??  [b]Is there a Mecca for middle class parents that value education AND not driving forever?[/b][/quote]

I think the problem is that families in the <$200k range (which is not middle class by the way) expect the sort of education that comes in close-in places like Bethesda, Upper NW, or McLean, which come with the wealthier families.  The very best schools come with the very highest costs. [b] If you do not want to pay those costs, then you must adjust your idea of what is acceptable in schools.[/quote]
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Yes, this. These are the people who settle in Del Ray, South Arlington, PG County, and the cheaper parts of DC. And it really is possible for children to thrive in these places, but it can mean playing the choice/charter games and it certainly means more general anxiety and worry about school than parents in Bethesda and McLean have. More constant vigilance, if you will.[/quote]

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