The most segregated schools in Maryland are in .... Howard County

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You can't force people to send their kids to schools they don't like. Even redistricting every year will get you nothing but cat and mouse game with residents where they keep moving or pushing back politically to get the result they want.

Of course you can. In fact, not only can you force people to send their kids to schools they don't like, this happens all the time (and it's nothing new). There are lots of government policies that force people to send their kids to schools they don't like. Housing policies, transportation policies, zoning policies, school policies, labor policies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You can't force people to send their kids to schools they don't like. Even redistricting every year will get you nothing but cat and mouse game with residents where they keep moving or pushing back politically to get the result they want.

+1.

What we need is vouchers for all.

Parents know what's best for their kids. Not politicians.

Some of the comments on this thread suggest quite strongly that they don't.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You can't force people to send their kids to schools they don't like. Even redistricting every year will get you nothing but cat and mouse game with residents where they keep moving or pushing back politically to get the result they want.

Of course you can. In fact, not only can you force people to send their kids to schools they don't like, this happens all the time (and it's nothing new). There are lots of government policies that force people to send their kids to schools they don't like. Housing policies, transportation policies, zoning policies, school policies, labor policies.

I know, right? Or should we have let truly segregated schools continue? What a clueless perspective.

[Anonymous]

You can force poor people into schools they don't like but people with money find their way into desirable schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You can't force people to send their kids to schools they don't like. Even redistricting every year will get you nothing but cat and mouse game with residents where they keep moving or pushing back politically to get the result they want.

Of course you can. In fact, not only can you force people to send their kids to schools they don't like, this happens all the time (and it's nothing new). There are lots of government policies that force people to send their kids to schools they don't like. Housing policies, transportation policies, zoning policies, school policies, labor policies.

People can and do move, people can and do send their kids to private school.

See how that works?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You can't force people to send their kids to schools they don't like. Even redistricting every year will get you nothing but cat and mouse game with residents where they keep moving or pushing back politically to get the result they want.

Of course you can. In fact, not only can you force people to send their kids to schools they don't like, this happens all the time (and it's nothing new). There are lots of government policies that force people to send their kids to schools they don't like. Housing policies, transportation policies, zoning policies, school policies, labor policies.

We are talking about wealthy people. You can't force them to do anything. If political advocacy doesn't work they will pull their kids to private schools. Even middle class people will move to avoid schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Uh, no.

I don’t care how segregated, unsegregated, or self-segragated a school is. And that is regarding race, gender, nationality, income level, single/double/grandma caretaker.

I do care that the school maintains high standards, differentiates, and disciplines students when needed.

Did you know that in Maryland, public schools were segregated BY LAW into the 1960s?

Did you know that was 60 years ago, no one lived in dC (esp after riots and arson), the population of MOCo was 340k, the economy here was terrible, and most of MOCo was farmland even INsIDE the beltway?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Uh, no.

I don’t care how segregated, unsegregated, or self-segragated a school is. And that is regarding race, gender, nationality, income level, single/double/grandma caretaker.

I do care that the school maintains high standards, differentiates, and disciplines students when needed.

Did you know that in Maryland, public schools were segregated BY LAW into the 1960s?

Did you know that was 60 years ago, no one lived in dC (esp after riots and arson), the population of MOCo was 340k, the economy here was terrible, and most of MOCo was farmland even INsIDE the beltway?

60 years ago, no one lived in DC? No, I didn't know that. Let's see:

*checks*

Nope. In 1960, the population of DC was 765,000. Also, are you referring to the riots of 1968?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You can't force people to send their kids to schools they don't like. Even redistricting every year will get you nothing but cat and mouse game with residents where they keep moving or pushing back politically to get the result they want.

Of course you can. In fact, not only can you force people to send their kids to schools they don't like, this happens all the time (and it's nothing new). There are lots of government policies that force people to send their kids to schools they don't like. Housing policies, transportation policies, zoning policies, school policies, labor policies.

We are talking about wealthy people. You can't force them to do anything. If political advocacy doesn't work they will pull their kids to private schools. Even middle class people will move to avoid schools.

Ah, so when you say "people", you don't actually mean "people", you mean "rich people".

[Anonymous]

Stop using segregation. Segregation implies state sponsored forced separation. People are free to live the lives they want and as such have control, based on their life choices where to work, live, and educate their family.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Uh, no.

I don’t care how segregated, unsegregated, or self-segragated a school is. And that is regarding race, gender, nationality, income level, single/double/grandma caretaker.

I do care that the school maintains high standards, differentiates, and disciplines students when needed.

Did you know that in Maryland, public schools were segregated BY LAW into the 1960s?

Did you know that was 60 years ago, no one lived in dC (esp after riots and arson), the population of MOCo was 340k, the economy here was terrible, and most of MOCo was farmland even INsIDE the beltway?

60 years ago, no one lived in DC? No, I didn't know that. Let's see:

*checks*

Nope. In 1960, the population of DC was 765,000. Also, are you referring to the riots of 1968?

NP: This reminds me of something else. Folks, IF you want more integration, please don't burn a hundred city blocks, harm a thousand neighbors and kill a dozen of them.

Just sayin'

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Stop using segregation. Segregation implies state sponsored forced separation. People are free to live the lives they want and as such have control, based on their life choices where to work, live, and educate their family.

True.. but the issue, as described by the article, is the way Hoco is drawing its school boundaries, keeping the "poors" out of the "rich" schools. Read the article about the way they do it. They are busing the richer kids to the richer schools.

[Anonymous]

The numbers for MoCo are in a different post. MoCo was 5-6th on the list in coefficient of variation in FARM% from school to school. https://wordpress.com/view/howardcounty640805081.wordpress.com

[Anonymous]

Rich people are people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

NP: This reminds me of something else. Folks, IF you want more integration, please don't burn a hundred city blocks, harm a thousand neighbors and kill a dozen of them.

Just sayin'

It's 2019, and we're talking about Howard County.