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My kids go to DPS schools. I am DPS teacher. Like a previous poster said, it is what you make it. Voyager Academy, while some people love it, is losing its appeal. We have seen many many families come back saying that their experience is not what they thought it would be. The reason Durham has so many charters is because Durham spends more per capita on students than others, so charters set up here and then take the money allotted for the student with them. We avoided Wake because of the mess over there. CH is a pressure cooker... not interested in having my kids compete in that arena. Like anywhere, there are good and bad. And we in the school system do the best we can with the resources we have. If kids have the backing of good solid parents who give a hoot about education, they will be fine and do fine. Is there riff raff in Durham? Yes, but my brother teaches at a magnet school in Wake. They, too, have their fair share of "hard kids". I'm happy in Durham, my kids are happy. They are learning a lot and in various ways. They see and have a diverse peer group. We are sticking around in Durham.
Our older daughter went to Eno Valley K-4. We should have moved her after 2nd year, at most. It was once a good school but is now pretty much a slum. Many teachers were leaving there and the ones still there were sending their kids to other schools.
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