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[quote=Anonymous]@13:58:  Basis DC does, in addition to the aforementioned soccer, running, taekwando, tennis et cetera - offer drama, music, robotics, science bowl, debate team and many other things as well - you should become more familiar with their extracurricular programs.

But to the point,

a.) You are conflating expensive and unaffordable privates with with public schools, and are trying to present a fictitious perfect public school option that doesn't really even exist, whether in the burbs, or in DC.  A lofty goal, but it doesn't actually exist anywhere yet.

b.) Ask DCPS why we can't have those schools.  They are the ones receiving the lion's share of money for each student.  The charters are doing the best they can, and are offering as much as they can - on half the money per student as DCPS.  But that's the mechanics.

c.) Ask the politicos about why we can't have those schools, and why everyone has to be dragged down to the lowest common denominator, as opposed to allowing kids to reach their fullest potential in life?  How long do we go on with interminable handwringing over the fact that kids are going all the way though to graduation with minimal literacy and math proficiency, and how long are we going to pretend the problem doesn't exist or shift the blame everywhere rather than doing something more sensible to allow kids to succeed?[/quote]

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