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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm the 11:29 PP.  I am not really familiar with MCPS.  I lived in Baltimore City and currently live in PG County.   And frankly, my observation is that schools in both Balt. City and PG are going to be majority AA because the population is majority AA.  I don't think there are any schools in either of those districts that *aren't* majority AA.  That's not bad or good.  It's just a plain fact of the population demographics of those districts.  So I'm not sure what the point of the article is.  Those schools aren't majority minority because of some sinister plan to force segregation.

The issue of how those schools perform is separate and [b]more complicated[/b].  [/quote]

far from complicated

Do your research and note that high FARMs is associated with low performance in "majority minority" schools.  We are diverse, and most of the immigrants head to the coasts.  So it's only to be expected that our Latino population, for example, would fall in the FARMs category.

Visit Middle America and you'll get a different picture, as there are certainly more poor whites concentrated in certain areas.

I am the minority in my school as a white female.  And while it's sad to see segregation - which really is a societal issue, as no one "opts" into being poor - there's no reason to give up on any kid, despite his/her CURRENT level of ability.  But many can't seem to wrap their heads around increasing the rigor for kids facing obstacles, choosing instead to coddle and enable.  [/quote]

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