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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just read about this, and it frustrates me. I can't say I'm surprised, it goes hand in hand with an article not too long ago about how MoCo HS kids are failing their math exams, but that the problem persists, and is in fact getting worse, is upsetting.  I wish I knew what the solution is. [/quote]

I don't know what the solution is, either. But I know that MCPS didn't cause the problem, so MCPS alone can't solve it. Montgomery County schools are segregated (poor kids here, rich kids there) because Montgomery County is segregated. And Montgomery County is segregated because the affluent people in Montgomery County want it that way.[/quote]

Um, can you tell me anywhere in the world that rich and poor live together.  Do you want it to be every other house?[/quote]

Actually, the rich and the poor live together in lots of places in the world. In fact, they even do it in Montgomery County, both through the Moderately Priced Dwelling Unit program and through mixed residential development (apartments, townhouses, and separate single-family houses, all in one development). Other things that would reduce segregation (and increase the amount of affordable housing in Montgomery County) would be allowing accessory apartments and duplexes in single-family neighborhoods and apartment buildings on the outskirts of single-family neighborhoods.

Do I want it to be every other house? No. For one thing, Montgomery County needs a mix of housing choices, not just houses. But the current situation of no poor kids at all at Whitman or Churchill, and almost all poor kids at Wheaton and Watkins Mill, is not only shameful, but also bad for Montgomery County. If you want your kids to be want to live here when they grow up, and be able to live here when they grow up, this is going to have to change.[/quote]

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