[netmilsmom]

When my oldest daughter lost the lottery to make it into a charter school, I sat in the parking lot and cried.

[nmh]

Don't although I understand.

YOU teach her. Yes, you CAN DO IT! Be involved in what they teach her. MANY are doing this. It's insane to not have a school do it but YOU can do it BETTER.

[Edgar3]

When my oldest daughter lost the lottery to make it into a charter school, I sat in the parking lot and cried.

I feel for you. We got lucky because when a sibling gets picked, the other siblings get in too. My daughter did not get picked in her drawing, but her older brother, luckily, did. Keep trying!

[coolgenner]

We know your pain. We came in 400 out of 600 at the lottery for the perfect charter school right down the street, and they only accepted less than 200 this year.

We have to move. Homeschooling is not an option for us at this point. There are a couple of decent public schools about 10 miles from here, so I will just absorb that into my commute.

[N3WBI3]

I know how you feel. My eldest is peanut allergic and there was a great school that was also nut free. We ended up 53 on a waiting list of 55.

My Wife, in her wisdom, had us apply to several different charter schools and thankfully we won the lottery in one of the other schools.

Take comfort that the bet chance for your child’s success in school is *your* involvement and not the school..

[dennisw]

Sorry about that. The obvious solution is to open up more solid charter schools. Why should taxpayers be turned into beggar? One good riot or sit-in by angry parents would be helpful.