Black and Brown Coalition supports proposed regional model

[Anonymous]

What happened to their previous editorial, when they didn't particularly support the regional model and were more interested in strong local schools.

Frankly, I have a hard time seeing this - MSDE data shows that the students who are not proficient are Black and Brown. If MCPS is selling the regional programs as enriched, how do these students access the curriculum when they aren't getting the on-grade level curriculum to begin with?

It smells bad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What happened to their previous editorial, when they didn't particularly support the regional model and were more interested in strong local schools.

Frankly, I have a hard time seeing this - MSDE data shows that the students who are not proficient are Black and Brown. If MCPS is selling the regional programs as enriched, how do these students access the curriculum when they aren't getting the on-grade level curriculum to begin with?

It smells bad.

The group advocates for advanced programming for smarter students as well. This regional program doesn't give access except to a select few. They should focus on advocating to get those scores up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What happened to their previous editorial, when they didn't particularly support the regional model and were more interested in strong local schools.

Frankly, I have a hard time seeing this - MSDE data shows that the students who are not proficient are Black and Brown. If MCPS is selling the regional programs as enriched, how do these students access the curriculum when they aren't getting the on-grade level curriculum to begin with?

It smells bad.

Can you link that?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Copied from another thread that has already discussed about this topic:

“Byron Johns is a vendor for Montgomery College IT on an annual contract that has been about $500,000 for a decade.”

For people who aren't terminally online, who is Byron Johns?

He was one of the leaders of the Montgomery County NAACP. It doesn't look like he is anymore.

BUT,

Wolfe and Evans are board members of the Montgomery County Alliance of Black School Educators, as is Byron Johns.

https://mcabsemcps.org/?page_id=64

He's part of the Black and Brown Coalition:

https://www.bandbcoalition.org/about-us

They need to change their mission statement:

"The Black and Brown Coalition for Educational Equity and Excellence envisions that Black and Brown students who attend Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) will have equitable access to the resources, opportunities and supports they need to be successful in college, career and life.

Our vision was born out of a 2019 resource study commissioned by MCPS that revealed glaring gaps exist in the allocation of resources to Black, Latino and low-income students. Following the release of this study, in the summer of 2019, Byron Johns (chair of the Education Committee and Parents Council for the NAACP—Montgomery County, Maryland chapter) and Diego Uriburu (executive director and co-founder of Identity, Inc.) joined forces to found the Coalition. Today, our Coalition stands more than 30 organizations strong, all advocating for quality education for MCPS’s’ Black and Brown students. We are committed to increasing educational equity for the 90,000 Black and Brown students who attend MCPS schools."

And just what are those 30 organizations? The coalition's website is a bit thin on details...mostly this is Diego and Byron.

https://www.bandbcoalition.org/about-us

Here are some. Interesting they don't list all.

This is from AI:

480 Club LLC
Black and Brown Coalition for Educational Equity and Excellence
Child Trends
City of Gaithersburg
Emerging Triumphantly LLC
EveryMind
Gaithersburg Financial Empowerment Center
Gaithersburg Beloved Community Initiative
Housing Initiative Partnership, Inc.
Jewish Community Relations Council
KID Museum
KindWorks
Latin American Youth Center / Maryland Multicultural Youth Centers (MMYC)
Latino Child Care Association
Latino Health Initiative
Levine School of Music
Manhattan Strategy Group
Manna Food Center
Maryland Treatment Centers
Mind Matters Counseling LLC
Montgomery Coalition for Adult English Literacy
Montgomery Coalition for the Homeless
Montgomery College
Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services
Montgomery County Department of Recreation
Montgomery County Food Council
Montgomery County Public Schools
Montgomery Village Foundation
Neighbors Rising
Nurturing Hope Counseling
Olney Theater
Parent Encouragement Program
Potomac River Keepers
Primary Care Coalition
Street Outreach Network
The Invisible Hand
Tickets for Kids
True Connection Counseling LLC
Universities at Shady Grove
University of Maryland College of Education
University of Maryland Extension Service
University of Maryland School of Public Health

This is a huge, diverse list of organizations. Are these official partnerships? Is there a funding relationship? How do all these organizations support the Black and Brown Coalition?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Copied from another thread that has already discussed about this topic:

“Byron Johns is a vendor for Montgomery College IT on an annual contract that has been about $500,000 for a decade.”

For people who aren't terminally online, who is Byron Johns?

He was one of the leaders of the Montgomery County NAACP. It doesn't look like he is anymore.

BUT,

Wolfe and Evans are board members of the Montgomery County Alliance of Black School Educators, as is Byron Johns.

https://mcabsemcps.org/?page_id=64

He's part of the Black and Brown Coalition:

https://www.bandbcoalition.org/about-us

They need to change their mission statement:

"The Black and Brown Coalition for Educational Equity and Excellence envisions that Black and Brown students who attend Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) will have equitable access to the resources, opportunities and supports they need to be successful in college, career and life.

Our vision was born out of a 2019 resource study commissioned by MCPS that revealed glaring gaps exist in the allocation of resources to Black, Latino and low-income students. Following the release of this study, in the summer of 2019, Byron Johns (chair of the Education Committee and Parents Council for the NAACP—Montgomery County, Maryland chapter) and Diego Uriburu (executive director and co-founder of Identity, Inc.) joined forces to found the Coalition. Today, our Coalition stands more than 30 organizations strong, all advocating for quality education for MCPS’s’ Black and Brown students. We are committed to increasing educational equity for the 90,000 Black and Brown students who attend MCPS schools."

And just what are those 30 organizations? The coalition's website is a bit thin on details...mostly this is Diego and Byron.

https://www.bandbcoalition.org/about-us

Here are some. Interesting they don't list all.

This is from AI:

480 Club LLC
Black and Brown Coalition for Educational Equity and Excellence
Child Trends
City of Gaithersburg
Emerging Triumphantly LLC
EveryMind
Gaithersburg Financial Empowerment Center
Gaithersburg Beloved Community Initiative
Housing Initiative Partnership, Inc.
Jewish Community Relations Council
KID Museum
KindWorks
Latin American Youth Center / Maryland Multicultural Youth Centers (MMYC)
Latino Child Care Association
Latino Health Initiative
Levine School of Music
Manhattan Strategy Group
Manna Food Center
Maryland Treatment Centers
Mind Matters Counseling LLC
Montgomery Coalition for Adult English Literacy
Montgomery Coalition for the Homeless
Montgomery College
Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services
Montgomery County Department of Recreation
Montgomery County Food Council
Montgomery County Public Schools
Montgomery Village Foundation
Neighbors Rising
Nurturing Hope Counseling
Olney Theater
Parent Encouragement Program
Potomac River Keepers
Primary Care Coalition
Street Outreach Network
The Invisible Hand
Tickets for Kids
True Connection Counseling LLC
Universities at Shady Grove
University of Maryland College of Education
University of Maryland Extension Service
University of Maryland School of Public Health

Oh come on, please don't use AI, we all know it can't be trusted. Half of these don't make any sense. If you don't know the answer don't say anything.

Then, please share with us a better list. Thanks

Maybe there isn't an actual list.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Copied from another thread that has already discussed about this topic:

“Byron Johns is a vendor for Montgomery College IT on an annual contract that has been about $500,000 for a decade.”

For people who aren't terminally online, who is Byron Johns?

He was one of the leaders of the Montgomery County NAACP. It doesn't look like he is anymore.

BUT,

Wolfe and Evans are board members of the Montgomery County Alliance of Black School Educators, as is Byron Johns.

https://mcabsemcps.org/?page_id=64

He's part of the Black and Brown Coalition:

https://www.bandbcoalition.org/about-us

They need to change their mission statement:

"The Black and Brown Coalition for Educational Equity and Excellence envisions that Black and Brown students who attend Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) will have equitable access to the resources, opportunities and supports they need to be successful in college, career and life.

Our vision was born out of a 2019 resource study commissioned by MCPS that revealed glaring gaps exist in the allocation of resources to Black, Latino and low-income students. Following the release of this study, in the summer of 2019, Byron Johns (chair of the Education Committee and Parents Council for the NAACP—Montgomery County, Maryland chapter) and Diego Uriburu (executive director and co-founder of Identity, Inc.) joined forces to found the Coalition. Today, our Coalition stands more than 30 organizations strong, all advocating for quality education for MCPS’s’ Black and Brown students. We are committed to increasing educational equity for the 90,000 Black and Brown students who attend MCPS schools."

And just what are those 30 organizations? The coalition's website is a bit thin on details...mostly this is Diego and Byron.

https://www.bandbcoalition.org/about-us

Here are some. Interesting they don't list all.

This is from AI:

480 Club LLC
Black and Brown Coalition for Educational Equity and Excellence
Child Trends
City of Gaithersburg
Emerging Triumphantly LLC
EveryMind
Gaithersburg Financial Empowerment Center
Gaithersburg Beloved Community Initiative
Housing Initiative Partnership, Inc.
Jewish Community Relations Council
KID Museum
KindWorks
Latin American Youth Center / Maryland Multicultural Youth Centers (MMYC)
Latino Child Care Association
Latino Health Initiative
Levine School of Music
Manhattan Strategy Group
Manna Food Center
Maryland Treatment Centers
Mind Matters Counseling LLC
Montgomery Coalition for Adult English Literacy
Montgomery Coalition for the Homeless
Montgomery College
Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services
Montgomery County Department of Recreation
Montgomery County Food Council
Montgomery County Public Schools
Montgomery Village Foundation
Neighbors Rising
Nurturing Hope Counseling
Olney Theater
Parent Encouragement Program
Potomac River Keepers
Primary Care Coalition
Street Outreach Network
The Invisible Hand
Tickets for Kids
True Connection Counseling LLC
Universities at Shady Grove
University of Maryland College of Education
University of Maryland Extension Service
University of Maryland School of Public Health

Oh come on, please don't use AI, we all know it can't be trusted. Half of these don't make any sense. If you don't know the answer don't say anything.

Then, please share with us a better list. Thanks

Maybe there isn't an actual list.

They stated that there were 30? partners. Who are they?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Copied from another thread that has already discussed about this topic:

“Byron Johns is a vendor for Montgomery College IT on an annual contract that has been about $500,000 for a decade.”

For people who aren't terminally online, who is Byron Johns?

He was one of the leaders of the Montgomery County NAACP. It doesn't look like he is anymore.

BUT,

Wolfe and Evans are board members of the Montgomery County Alliance of Black School Educators, as is Byron Johns.

https://mcabsemcps.org/?page_id=64

He's part of the Black and Brown Coalition:

https://www.bandbcoalition.org/about-us

They need to change their mission statement:

"The Black and Brown Coalition for Educational Equity and Excellence envisions that Black and Brown students who attend Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) will have equitable access to the resources, opportunities and supports they need to be successful in college, career and life.

Our vision was born out of a 2019 resource study commissioned by MCPS that revealed glaring gaps exist in the allocation of resources to Black, Latino and low-income students. Following the release of this study, in the summer of 2019, Byron Johns (chair of the Education Committee and Parents Council for the NAACP—Montgomery County, Maryland chapter) and Diego Uriburu (executive director and co-founder of Identity, Inc.) joined forces to found the Coalition. Today, our Coalition stands more than 30 organizations strong, all advocating for quality education for MCPS’s’ Black and Brown students. We are committed to increasing educational equity for the 90,000 Black and Brown students who attend MCPS schools."

And just what are those 30 organizations? The coalition's website is a bit thin on details...mostly this is Diego and Byron.

https://www.bandbcoalition.org/about-us

Here are some. Interesting they don't list all.

This is from AI:

480 Club LLC
Black and Brown Coalition for Educational Equity and Excellence
Child Trends
City of Gaithersburg
Emerging Triumphantly LLC
EveryMind
Gaithersburg Financial Empowerment Center
Gaithersburg Beloved Community Initiative
Housing Initiative Partnership, Inc.
Jewish Community Relations Council
KID Museum
KindWorks
Latin American Youth Center / Maryland Multicultural Youth Centers (MMYC)
Latino Child Care Association
Latino Health Initiative
Levine School of Music
Manhattan Strategy Group
Manna Food Center
Maryland Treatment Centers
Mind Matters Counseling LLC
Montgomery Coalition for Adult English Literacy
Montgomery Coalition for the Homeless
Montgomery College
Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services
Montgomery County Department of Recreation
Montgomery County Food Council
Montgomery County Public Schools
Montgomery Village Foundation
Neighbors Rising
Nurturing Hope Counseling
Olney Theater
Parent Encouragement Program
Potomac River Keepers
Primary Care Coalition
Street Outreach Network
The Invisible Hand
Tickets for Kids
True Connection Counseling LLC
Universities at Shady Grove
University of Maryland College of Education
University of Maryland Extension Service
University of Maryland School of Public Health

This is a huge, diverse list of organizations. Are these official partnerships? Is there a funding relationship? How do all these organizations support the Black and Brown Coalition?

That is an AI-generated list. It is not accurate. They are not transparent about their members.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Copied from another thread that has already discussed about this topic:

“Byron Johns is a vendor for Montgomery College IT on an annual contract that has been about $500,000 for a decade.”

For people who aren't terminally online, who is Byron Johns?

He was one of the leaders of the Montgomery County NAACP. It doesn't look like he is anymore.

BUT,

Wolfe and Evans are board members of the Montgomery County Alliance of Black School Educators, as is Byron Johns.

https://mcabsemcps.org/?page_id=64

He's part of the Black and Brown Coalition:

https://www.bandbcoalition.org/about-us

They need to change their mission statement:

"The Black and Brown Coalition for Educational Equity and Excellence envisions that Black and Brown students who attend Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) will have equitable access to the resources, opportunities and supports they need to be successful in college, career and life.

Our vision was born out of a 2019 resource study commissioned by MCPS that revealed glaring gaps exist in the allocation of resources to Black, Latino and low-income students. Following the release of this study, in the summer of 2019, Byron Johns (chair of the Education Committee and Parents Council for the NAACP—Montgomery County, Maryland chapter) and Diego Uriburu (executive director and co-founder of Identity, Inc.) joined forces to found the Coalition. Today, our Coalition stands more than 30 organizations strong, all advocating for quality education for MCPS’s’ Black and Brown students. We are committed to increasing educational equity for the 90,000 Black and Brown students who attend MCPS schools."

And just what are those 30 organizations? The coalition's website is a bit thin on details...mostly this is Diego and Byron.

https://www.bandbcoalition.org/about-us

Here are some. Interesting they don't list all.

This is from AI:

480 Club LLC
Black and Brown Coalition for Educational Equity and Excellence
Child Trends
City of Gaithersburg
Emerging Triumphantly LLC
EveryMind
Gaithersburg Financial Empowerment Center
Gaithersburg Beloved Community Initiative
Housing Initiative Partnership, Inc.
Jewish Community Relations Council
KID Museum
KindWorks
Latin American Youth Center / Maryland Multicultural Youth Centers (MMYC)
Latino Child Care Association
Latino Health Initiative
Levine School of Music
Manhattan Strategy Group
Manna Food Center
Maryland Treatment Centers
Mind Matters Counseling LLC
Montgomery Coalition for Adult English Literacy
Montgomery Coalition for the Homeless
Montgomery College
Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services
Montgomery County Department of Recreation
Montgomery County Food Council
Montgomery County Public Schools
Montgomery Village Foundation
Neighbors Rising
Nurturing Hope Counseling
Olney Theater
Parent Encouragement Program
Potomac River Keepers
Primary Care Coalition
Street Outreach Network
The Invisible Hand
Tickets for Kids
True Connection Counseling LLC
Universities at Shady Grove
University of Maryland College of Education
University of Maryland Extension Service
University of Maryland School of Public Health

This is a huge, diverse list of organizations. Are these official partnerships? Is there a funding relationship? How do all these organizations support the Black and Brown Coalition?

That is an AI-generated list. It is not accurate. They are not transparent about their members.

Members are people. Partnerships are business and organizations.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Copied from another thread that has already discussed about this topic:

“Byron Johns is a vendor for Montgomery College IT on an annual contract that has been about $500,000 for a decade.”

For people who aren't terminally online, who is Byron Johns?

He was one of the leaders of the Montgomery County NAACP. It doesn't look like he is anymore.

BUT,

Wolfe and Evans are board members of the Montgomery County Alliance of Black School Educators, as is Byron Johns.

https://mcabsemcps.org/?page_id=64

He's part of the Black and Brown Coalition:

https://www.bandbcoalition.org/about-us

They need to change their mission statement:

"The Black and Brown Coalition for Educational Equity and Excellence envisions that Black and Brown students who attend Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) will have equitable access to the resources, opportunities and supports they need to be successful in college, career and life.

Our vision was born out of a 2019 resource study commissioned by MCPS that revealed glaring gaps exist in the allocation of resources to Black, Latino and low-income students. Following the release of this study, in the summer of 2019, Byron Johns (chair of the Education Committee and Parents Council for the NAACP—Montgomery County, Maryland chapter) and Diego Uriburu (executive director and co-founder of Identity, Inc.) joined forces to found the Coalition. Today, our Coalition stands more than 30 organizations strong, all advocating for quality education for MCPS’s’ Black and Brown students. We are committed to increasing educational equity for the 90,000 Black and Brown students who attend MCPS schools."

And just what are those 30 organizations? The coalition's website is a bit thin on details...mostly this is Diego and Byron.

https://www.bandbcoalition.org/about-us

Here are some. Interesting they don't list all.

This is from AI:

480 Club LLC
Black and Brown Coalition for Educational Equity and Excellence
Child Trends
City of Gaithersburg
Emerging Triumphantly LLC
EveryMind
Gaithersburg Financial Empowerment Center
Gaithersburg Beloved Community Initiative
Housing Initiative Partnership, Inc.
Jewish Community Relations Council
KID Museum
KindWorks
Latin American Youth Center / Maryland Multicultural Youth Centers (MMYC)
Latino Child Care Association
Latino Health Initiative
Levine School of Music
Manhattan Strategy Group
Manna Food Center
Maryland Treatment Centers
Mind Matters Counseling LLC
Montgomery Coalition for Adult English Literacy
Montgomery Coalition for the Homeless
Montgomery College
Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services
Montgomery County Department of Recreation
Montgomery County Food Council
Montgomery County Public Schools
Montgomery Village Foundation
Neighbors Rising
Nurturing Hope Counseling
Olney Theater
Parent Encouragement Program
Potomac River Keepers
Primary Care Coalition
Street Outreach Network
The Invisible Hand
Tickets for Kids
True Connection Counseling LLC
Universities at Shady Grove
University of Maryland College of Education
University of Maryland Extension Service
University of Maryland School of Public Health

This is a huge, diverse list of organizations. Are these official partnerships? Is there a funding relationship? How do all these organizations support the Black and Brown Coalition?

That is an AI-generated list. It is not accurate. They are not transparent about their members.

Members are people. Partnerships are business and organizations.

Is that a definition of membership you found in a dictionary? These are 2 men running this coalition who receive county money for their paychecks. Diego provides staff support for the coalition. He has a vested interest in doing what Taylor asks, because his organization Identity Youth depends on access to MCPS schools to do their work. Identity does good work, but the reason for this sudden statement seems clear.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Copied from another thread that has already discussed about this topic:

“Byron Johns is a vendor for Montgomery College IT on an annual contract that has been about $500,000 for a decade.”

For people who aren't terminally online, who is Byron Johns?

He was one of the leaders of the Montgomery County NAACP. It doesn't look like he is anymore.

BUT,

Wolfe and Evans are board members of the Montgomery County Alliance of Black School Educators, as is Byron Johns.

https://mcabsemcps.org/?page_id=64

He's part of the Black and Brown Coalition:

https://www.bandbcoalition.org/about-us

They need to change their mission statement:

"The Black and Brown Coalition for Educational Equity and Excellence envisions that Black and Brown students who attend Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) will have equitable access to the resources, opportunities and supports they need to be successful in college, career and life.

Our vision was born out of a 2019 resource study commissioned by MCPS that revealed glaring gaps exist in the allocation of resources to Black, Latino and low-income students. Following the release of this study, in the summer of 2019, Byron Johns (chair of the Education Committee and Parents Council for the NAACP—Montgomery County, Maryland chapter) and Diego Uriburu (executive director and co-founder of Identity, Inc.) joined forces to found the Coalition. Today, our Coalition stands more than 30 organizations strong, all advocating for quality education for MCPS’s’ Black and Brown students. We are committed to increasing educational equity for the 90,000 Black and Brown students who attend MCPS schools."

And just what are those 30 organizations? The coalition's website is a bit thin on details...mostly this is Diego and Byron.

https://www.bandbcoalition.org/about-us

Here are some. Interesting they don't list all.

This is from AI:

480 Club LLC
Black and Brown Coalition for Educational Equity and Excellence
Child Trends
City of Gaithersburg
Emerging Triumphantly LLC
EveryMind
Gaithersburg Financial Empowerment Center
Gaithersburg Beloved Community Initiative
Housing Initiative Partnership, Inc.
Jewish Community Relations Council
KID Museum
KindWorks
Latin American Youth Center / Maryland Multicultural Youth Centers (MMYC)
Latino Child Care Association
Latino Health Initiative
Levine School of Music
Manhattan Strategy Group
Manna Food Center
Maryland Treatment Centers
Mind Matters Counseling LLC
Montgomery Coalition for Adult English Literacy
Montgomery Coalition for the Homeless
Montgomery College
Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services
Montgomery County Department of Recreation
Montgomery County Food Council
Montgomery County Public Schools
Montgomery Village Foundation
Neighbors Rising
Nurturing Hope Counseling
Olney Theater
Parent Encouragement Program
Potomac River Keepers
Primary Care Coalition
Street Outreach Network
The Invisible Hand
Tickets for Kids
True Connection Counseling LLC
Universities at Shady Grove
University of Maryland College of Education
University of Maryland Extension Service
University of Maryland School of Public Health

This is a huge, diverse list of organizations. Are these official partnerships? Is there a funding relationship? How do all these organizations support the Black and Brown Coalition?

That is an AI-generated list. It is not accurate. They are not transparent about their members.

Members are people. Partnerships are business and organizations.

Is that a definition of membership you found in a dictionary? These are 2 men running this coalition who receive county money for their paychecks. Diego provides staff support for the coalition. He has a vested interest in doing what Taylor asks, because his organization Identity Youth depends on access to MCPS schools to do their work. Identity does good work, but the reason for this sudden statement seems clear.

Those three people aren't members. They are the people who own/run it.

There are lots of conflicts in the BOE and MCPS. Nothing new.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What happened to their previous editorial, when they didn't particularly support the regional model and were more interested in strong local schools.

Frankly, I have a hard time seeing this - MSDE data shows that the students who are not proficient are Black and Brown. If MCPS is selling the regional programs as enriched, how do these students access the curriculum when they aren't getting the on-grade level curriculum to begin with?

It smells bad.

The group advocates for advanced programming for smarter students as well. This regional program doesn't give access except to a select few. They should focus on advocating to get those scores up.

Umm they do advocate for that. Just because their support for the regional model differs from your thoughts doesn’t make them wrong.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What happened to their previous editorial, when they didn't particularly support the regional model and were more interested in strong local schools.

Frankly, I have a hard time seeing this - MSDE data shows that the students who are not proficient are Black and Brown. If MCPS is selling the regional programs as enriched, how do these students access the curriculum when they aren't getting the on-grade level curriculum to begin with?

It smells bad.

Can you link that?

https://bethesdamagazine.com/2025/09/29/opinion-test-scores-for-black-brown-students-urgent-attention/

last paragraph
"Taylor and his administration are off to a promising start, but neither boundary changes nor increased access to advanced or career-aligned programs will make a difference for Black and brown students if the vast majority are reading or performing math below grade level. We can learn from the positive examples of other districts in raising the achievement of Black and brown students and better preparing them for college and careers. There is much more we can do to help them, but it will require removing our heads from the sand, avoiding excuses, and working together to identify and implement concrete, impactful solutions."

Byron Johns and Diego Uriburu are the co-founders of the Black and Brown Coalition for Educational Equity and Excellence in Montgomery County, which represents more than 30 organizations, all advocating for MCPS’s Black and brown students to have equitable access to the resources, opportunities, and supports they need to be successful in college, career and life.

[Anonymous]

yeah I would be very very cautious about optics from here on out if you are opposing the regional program model. even what you write here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:yeah I would be very very cautious about optics from here on out if you are opposing the regional program model. even what you write here.

Is it ok to keep pointing out that they put the Humanities magnets at the whitest and most affluent schools in each region (Churchill, Whitman, Poolesville, etc)?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:yeah I would be very very cautious about optics from here on out if you are opposing the regional program model. even what you write here.

The Black and Brown Coalition recommended implementing programs in underserved areas first before adding programs elsewhere and I think that's a fantastic idea that a lot of people should support and amplify and hold MCPS accountable for, especially if they are going to dismiss all opposition based on the opinion of two people with financial ties to BOE/MCPS.