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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Almost every private high school in the DC Metro starts after Labor Day and they all get much higher AP grades than public. Not to mention most schools up north start even later and also take their AP's without difficulty.  Many boarding schools start mid September and they all take the AP's and do great.  So stop using that lame excuse for a reason to start before Labor Day.

SAT scores are offered year round.

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I'm sure the sole reason private schools get higher AP grades than public schools is the start after Labor Day.

My friends' kids in Massachusetts started school this year on August 20.  Two weeks before Labor Day.  But maybe New England isn't "up north."

Which schools start even later than the day after Labor Day?  I must know.[/quote]

Yep - sole reason.  Couldn't be the demographics, size of class, etc. etc. etc.  MCPS is not a private school setting or a boarding school setting.  We have people from different backgrounds with different needs.  If starting two weeks earlier helps in any way to get these kids better prepared, then do it.  
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Starting earlier won't achieve anyting. All it will do is result in even more partial days and fringe holidays. It does not mean more school.[/quote]

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