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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have heard from other parents that kids that come from Whitman/Churchill/ BCC/Wooten are less likely to get into the magnet program than kids from less privileged areas. I’m not sure if this is just rumor or an actual policy meant to help diversity. Just wondering if there had been any public discussions if this by MoCo school administrators. Thanks.[/quote]

The discussion is the following: 
* the gifted community is underserved in the MCPS public school system, it has never grown even with the student population explosion. 
* they out the small scale programs in places like Wheaton and silver spring and way up 270, and never in Bethesda- which has several huge high schools and  spans 8+ zip codes and high density
* the grades 4-8 gifted options are even less and more egregious commutes, times and locations. Plus only accept you if no one else is smart in your school and grade (“no cohort”). If you do have a cohort you will not be accepted to the gifted or excellence program. Your peers can teach you or something.
* since it’s a barbell sanctuary city and county gifted programs have been deemed racist and inequitable. And all except the small Hs magnets hav even eliminated.
* there may finally be tracking brought back at home schools for grades 6-8. Seems like lots of homework and projects, of high quality[/quote]

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