Achievement gap continues to grow between high- and low-income schools

[Anonymous]

dilution is the solution

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The whole country is becoming more diverse...especailly this area. This does not show more white families are choosing private schools.. The largest drop in white families was in the 70's ..pretty stable in recent years. There has just been growth from other groups.

There was a drop with EVERYONE in the 70's. The whole number of people of all races as a whole dropped off so that means nothing. The only number that is in decline in the past 10-20yrs is whites. Asians and African Americans have doubled since 1990 and Hispanics have QUADRUPLED. And there are whites leaving but most of it has to do with the fact that most white families have 1.8 kids on average. But still. I can not imagine the percentage of our school budget that has to go to ESOL now. Other areas have to have corners cut to keep up with the increase. Add to the fact that many of these minority families do not pay taxes (due to income or legal status) and it makes it really hard. MCPS can only do so much with, with having the population explode with more increasing needs but the budget needs to stay the same due to funding. I truly wish they would get rid of state income taxes all together and just make the sales tax 10% across the board, including food. 15% for alcohol and 25% for tobacco.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I thought the school board was proposing to change the school boundaries and feeder school assignments (i.e., mix more Asians/White with Latinos/Black) to close the gap. Lovely idea...

No, just some uber liberal in a poorly performing school on dcum proposing to dcum to do it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I thought the school board was proposing to change the school boundaries and feeder school assignments (i.e., mix more Asians/White with Latinos/Black) to close the gap. Lovely idea...

No, just some uber liberal in a poorly performing school on dcum proposing to dcum to do it.

lol

[Anonymous]

NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND - it means every kid, no matter what their grades or knowledge are, will move on to the next grade.

Solution: if you don't pass proficiency test - you don't move on and you repeat the grade. If you fail again, you have to go to a remedial program, but this time, at the family's expense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND - it means every kid, no matter what their grades or knowledge are, will move on to the next grade.

Solution: if you don't pass proficiency test - you don't move on and you repeat the grade. If you fail again, you have to go to a remedial program, but this time, at the family's expense.

I can tell you there are plenty of hispanic kids in my child's high school who are repeating grades and barely graduating at the age of 21. The age gap is huge. It doesn't matter.

[Anonymous]

MoCo will be like PG in 20 years. Whites are going (or gone already) and once education goes down, Asians will leave also.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:MoCo will be like PG in 20 years. Whites are going (or gone already) and once education goes down, Asians will leave also.

Agree. 15 years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MoCo will be like PG in 20 years. Whites are going (or gone already) and once education goes down, Asians will leave also.

Agree. 15 years.

Go where?

Not to mention that people who say this have probably never once set foot in Prince George's County.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND - it means every kid, no matter what their grades or knowledge are, will move on to the next grade.

Solution: if you don't pass proficiency test - you don't move on and you repeat the grade. If you fail again, you have to go to a remedial program, but this time, at the family's expense.

I can tell you there are plenty of hispanic kids in my child's high school who are repeating grades and barely graduating at the age of 21. The age gap is huge. It doesn't matter.

I am wondering how you know this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MoCo will be like PG in 20 years. Whites are going (or gone already) and once education goes down, Asians will leave also.

Agree. 15 years.

Go where?

Not to mention that people who say this have probably never once set foot in Prince George's County.

To Frederick and Howard.

[Anonymous]

It is next to impossible to get MCPS to allow a child to repeat a grade. I know several parents who have tried, because their children didn't successfully demonstrate on-level skills, and the school system denied, stating that it would be emotionally harmful for the child to be held back.

[Anonymous]

Common knowledge. Walk in the school and see for yourself. Also ask yourself why the HS has half the signs in Spanish.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MoCo will be like PG in 20 years. Whites are going (or gone already) and once education goes down, Asians will leave also.

Agree. 15 years.

Go where?

Not to mention that people who say this have probably never once set foot in Prince George's County.

Hey troll, any other hypotheticals to throw out here?

As they are now, they will stay in DC, go to virginia or go anywhere for privates where they're not overpaying for a dismal school district. MoCo property is driven by commuting time and school quality. The latter is in a death spiral while taxes are on a tear.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is next to impossible to get MCPS to allow a child to repeat a grade. I know several parents who have tried, because their children didn't successfully demonstrate on-level skills, and the school system denied, stating that it would be emotionally harmful for the child to be held back.

You are obviously not referring to the Central American illegal immigrant community. They show up and are placed 1-2 grades lower than their age group.