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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Read on. The idea is to have a more equal distribution of resources and help eliminate "pockets of excellence". It would separate Langley and McLean into different clusters so the wealthy areas are not packed together[/quote]

Its a good plan but its not designed to eliminate pockets of excellence. The regions have geographic affinity and it isn't really breaking up the great schools its widening the regions so you have great schools and good schools. The areas in Fairfax that aren't as high as Langley are still higher than most of MCPS.  They are getting richer while the MCPS areas are getting poorer.

The plan saves money by cutting out higher paid central administration positions something MCPS would NEVER do. [b]VA isn't obsessed with eliminating excellence like MCPS[/b]. [/quote]

And yet,[b] even though MCPS has significantly more poor black and Hispanic students [/b]they do just as well on the SAT and better on AP exam pass rates.  The magnet HS Blair also significantly out-performs TJ on a per-capita basis.  Somehow this doesn't sound like MCPS is doing that poorly.[/quote]

Where are you getting this information? Yes, it is true for blacks, but not for Hispanics.

FCPS 181K total  23% Hispanic   10% Black
MCPS 145 total   23% Hispanic    23% Black[/quote]

I was talking about the total: I.e. 33% vs. 46%.  FCPS also has a larger share of Asian student compared to MCPS; 19% compared to 15%.  The fact that MCPS has roughly equal SAT scores is very impressive IMO when considering the differences in demographics.[/quote]

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