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Metis was given the political wink by MCPS and [b]told MCPS to lower standards for URM[/b].  This would increase URM participation in magnets, but would that bridge the achievement gap? Would that increase achievement in Blacks and Hispanics? I don't think so.   It will keep some people with political and racial agenda happy, but it will not benefit all students.

If MCPS thinks that the Magnets should reflect the racial composition of the county, then in fact every school should reflect the racial composition of the county.  When my child has to go to a home school with 80% blacks and Hispanics, and 80% FARMS and ESOL kids - he is not getting the diversity of MoCo. He is getting the slums of MoCo.  I want my kid to go to the "W" schools.  I do not think my child should lack the opportunities just because I did not buy a house in a "rich" locality.  I want equity. I want my kid bused to Bethesda schools.

I wonder did they poll Black and Hispanic students to see if they wanted to go to Magnet schools? I bet the answer would be a resounding "no" from a vast majority. [/quote]

Where did Metis do this? They didn't do it in the public report. Did they do it secretly? What is the source of your information?[/quote]

You are either extremely dense or deliberately trying to annoy people. It has been explained to you in multiple places. Go back and reread those replies.[/quote]

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