thanks for the link. Read it. Reminded me of my early days of applying to preschool in NYC.

And Dd ended up a one of those private public. We did raise 1MM per annum to pay for teachers, computer lab etc.

But very sad about the current system. I hate the Charter schools. Though they did serve a purpose in the old system for kids in underpriveleged neighborhoods. I met a lot of lower income minority parents who had their kids in charter schools. But it works for informed parents.