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[quote=Anonymous]There are some low-income families who are stable enough to get their kids WOTP each day and who want to deal with the culture clashes of being in a tiny economic (and often racial) minority at an extremely rich school. I would love it if Janney and other schools had their boundaries and lottery process adjusted to make that possible.

There are probably more low-income families who do not want to bring their kids to Tenleytown each day and don't even like the policies and culture at schools like Janney. I know lots of families who would turn down a seat at Janney for a seat at KIPP or DC Prep or their IB school or a language immersion program or a scholarship to private or parochial school (and if you are a motivated and stable low-income family with a high-performing kid, those scholarships are there). And when you look at the scores for at-risk, economically disadvantaged, or African-American students at some WOTP schools, I don't necessarily think these parents are making the wrong choice.

I'm glad there are options. I want there to be better options for kids whose parents can't take them across town each day, and I want the at-risk kids whose parents are willing to take them WOTP (or who already live there) to get a boost in the lottery for PK and OOB, and I want the schools to be more welcoming to families that aren't rich (I'm looking at you, Lafayette, with your >$100 "classroom activity fee" in addition to PTA dues).[/quote]

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