Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Obama cautious of D.C. public schools, but they worked for my kids - CSMonitor.com

Obama cautious of D.C. public schools, but they worked for my kids - CSMonitor.com

Obama cautious of D.C. public schools, but they worked for my kids

Could Obama's children get as good an education in D.C. public schools as they’re getting at pricey Sidwell Friends? Here's a look at that question through the experience of one family.

Barack and Michelle Obama walk across the snow-covered grounds of the Sidwell Friends school in Bethesda, Maryland, in January 2009, where their daughters attend school.

Jason Reed/Reuters/File

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By Linda Feldmann, Staff writer / September 28, 2010

Washington

When President Obama told NBC’s Matt Lauer Monday that his daughters could not receive the same kind of high-quality education in a D.C. public school that they are getting at their elite private school, that got my attention.

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My two kids attended D.C. public schools, from kindergarten through high school graduation – the