Parents choosing public schools, paying tuition

D.C. parents look outside the box for public education

Washington Post  March 30, 2008

A growing number of parents in the Washington, D.C. area are taking advantage of a law that allows districts to accept tuition-paying students from outside their boundaries.  Some of the families pay in excess of $13,000 to send a child to public school, but they consider it a bargain compared to tuition at many private schools.