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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Despite the "peer cohort" rationale for MS admissions, we were told our home MS wouldn't group them in peer cohorts even for the enriched courses. Because they didn't want higher-level courses to segregate white and asian students from other students in the school. Meanwhile we're stuck with magnets only because MCPS refuses to offer appropriate differentiation. Provide more support *early* to ES's with high FARMS populations, and offer rigorous course options at every single school for bright kids. Even out the support (what people are complaining about), and everyone wins.[/quote]

I generally think the old system was terribly inequitable, and support the changes MCPS has put into place (universal testing, local norming) but also THIS. MCPS promised cohorting when they changed the MS magnet admissions, and then individual principals refused to follow through. If we could hold them to that promise, a lot of the drama around the magnets would fall away and they could genuinely be used to serve kids who would not have a cohort at their home school.[/quote]

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