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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why the overcomplexity? Leave kids in the school they are closest to instead of bringing them by bus to places farther out.[/quote]

agree[/quote]

Many kids are not currently assigned to the school that is closest. It is impossible to do this for every family.[/quote]

but why make it worse?[/quote]

Did nobody tell you that several high schools in MoCo are overcrowded and they built two new high schools to address that? Many children are going to have to change schools and some will have to travel further. I agree it is unfortunate, but sometimes, life is not fair. Maybe when you grow up and have a mortgage, you will understand.[/quote]
Some of the bussing is “for demographics”. These children would be better served if the funds used for bussing them would be put into their school to make it stronger and help them with specific challenges they may have. Forcing demographics does nothing for them. [/quote]

100% agree. Forcing demographics just means there will be segregation within the school btw high performing students and low performing. It isn’t like elementary school where the kids will be in a class together all day. This will just be the AP/honors kids together and the regular/remedial.  On paper it will make certain low performing schools look better on test scores, but it will do nothing to help all the struggling students.  That can’t be fixed with bussing. [/quote]

I thought it was honors for all except for math and until they get to AP?[/quote]

I think there is regular and honors English starting in 9th grade in addition to English for ELL students. Also, by 10th grade a lot of kids are taking a bunch of AP classes. I don’t think kids will be very mixed in at all. Plus, at the W schools many kids are in their 3rd or 4th year of a language, so are taking advanced levels of that.  [/quote]

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