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[quote=Anonymous]I do not understand how MCPS (and for that matter, FCPS, HCPS, etc.) say that they rank (fill in single-digit number here) nationally, when there are so many (SO MANY) excellent public school systems in e.g. New England, where each town has its own system. Take this for example: http://www.bostonmagazine.com/articles/best-schools-boston-2012-top-50/ I graduated from high school in one of the top ten school districts listed there, and my sister's kids are there now. I know that it provides its students with an education which is at least as good (actually better IMO - but let's not get into that) than what MCPS provides. The town population is ~26,000 people. The same goes for many of the school systems listed there. Comparing these town-based systems to MCPS (or FCPS etc.) is a futile exercise - apples and oranges. So when MCPS says it ranks fifth nationally, against what systems does it compare itself? I don't get it at all.[/quote]
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