(CNN) -- The whole world is watching how Barack Obama picks his cabinet, but he and his wife Michelle have a much more personal choice to make at home -- and it's very political too. Sasha Obama, left, and Malia Obama will make the White House home come January 20. When they move to Washington, will their daughters Malia, 10, and Sasha, 7, go to public or private school? For many US parents, that decision is more revealing than the ones they make at the ballot box. What do you think the Obama family should do? Americans of a certain income who choose public school are demonstrating that they trust the government to educate their children. Americans who send their children to private school are saying that the government hasn't earned that trust. In some areas, it's also been a way for white families to avoid sending their children to school with black children.
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U.S. President-elect Barack Obama takes office in Washington in January
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Much debate about whether Obama's daughters will attend public or private school
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Where parents decide to send children often indicates their views on education
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Michelle Obama: This is a personal process, we ask that people respect that
The @placeholder's move to Washington in January, just in time for the second half of the school year to begin.