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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The fastest way to bring up the scores and reputation of PGCPS is to expand specialty programs (GT and others) that would draw upper middle class kids (with involved, educated parents) back into the public schools system.  They come back into PGCPS, they are already firing on all cylinders, they get good test scores, and suddenly PGCPS raises its standing in the state.

It is much harder (as history shows) to bring up the scores of those in the lower SES bracket.  Not saying that it should be ignored, but obviously, PGCPS and the state have been trying to do this for decades and it hasn't had much success.  PGCPS just needs more of the not-so-needy students in its population to bring up the averages.  [b]Special programs are the way to win back the kids who are in privates and win educated families looking for a reasonably priced house to move into PGCPS. [/b] [b]Families that have high scoring kids are looking for schools with a proven track record or special programs.[/b][/quote]

I agree. It is a cynical view and clearly not a long-term solution– every child should be entitled to a good education – but it is what needs to be done in the short term.

And with real estate in all neighboring areas being completely out of control, now is the time to do it. People are going to have to start looking at PG if they want to buy a house close in for less than a million dollars. I am really shocked at the prices people are willing to pay just over the DC line from mount rainier where I live for equally bad local schools. The county really needs to take advantage of these rapid changes to the region before it's too late.[/quote]

I think a big issue is that the lotteries are WELL after the deadline for private schools.  If they want those people, they have to have the lotteries BEFORE the private school deadlines. Many of those people live in areas that the local school just isn't an option.  I am the PP that posted we were accepted into French Immersion.  One of the reasons that we entered the lottery is that we WERE willing to send our kids to the local elementary for a year or two.  If you don't have that option, you can't take a chance that your kid will get into one of the specialty schools.[/quote]

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