
But the amount wouldn’t be equal. The drop in one house and rise in another wouldn’t be equal partly because the surrounding areas don’t offer the same type of benefit/amenities. |
DP. There’s no confusion. The people who point out we pay the same rate are suggesting we’re all in this together and the people who point to their higher tax payments think they deserve special treatment based on their wealth. |
The areas where you’re claiming values would drop if there was a change in school assignment would still have other amenities, and the areas that would have better amenities (i.e., schools) would see an increase in values. |
Are we aiming for socialism? Everyone monetarily equal? Last I checked USA was a market democratic economy. |
Do you really think that people who paid a premium price to live in a "good" school district would accept a boundary adjustment without taking some other action? |
You are the problem. Why are you even associating public education with wealth? So only the wealthy deserve good public schools? Absolutely terrible logic and pure selfishness. And yet you'll probably find someone else to blame for all of America's problems with youth and K-12 education. |
We all deserve good public schools. But, shifting neighborhoods to enable scores to go up does not help those who need the help. It just covers up the negligence of not teaching the poorer kids. The answer is good instruction where the students are. Maybe, just maybe, that would improve things. |
They’d huff and puff and some would even move, but then they’d get over it. We should not change boundaries just to transfer wealth among families but neither should we avoid changing boundaries just because some rich people might make a stink. |
DP. You could have the best teachers but I suspect little would change until attitudes surrounding the value of an education change at home. |
Parental or guardian involvement is key |
Maybe, just maybe, the SB should ask themselves why people are not sending their kids to the struggling schools. Why do you think boundary adjustments would change that? |
Assuming what you say is true it still ignores the reality of what’s happened in FCPS. There are few incidents where neighborhoods were shifted to boost average test scores and many instances where School Board members deliberately concentrated poverty and wealth at certain schools. It’s past time to start calling out the hypocrites on the School Board responsible for these decisions. |
WSHS parent here- i guess if we are moved to Lewis, my kid would be more likely to play sports. They may get better college admissions prospects coming from Lewis too. |
One big reason is that it’s an open secret which schools get treated by the School Board as pariahs. |
Examples, please. I can give the opposite. South Lakes boundary was to its benefit at the expense of other schools. Check out Westfield before and after. |