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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it's reprehensible to take $ from public and divert to private. But I think it's equally reprehensible to continue the status quo of funding schools based on property taxes. Basically, you are all fine with the kids in Potomac having awesome schools (because that's what the community can pay for) and fine with poorer communities having poor schools.

Is that right? Well, I think it's time for change. I don't support privatizing schools as the change. I actually support a more equitable spread of funding from all over the state being more equitably distributed.

I have a kid in private because MCPS couldn't meet our needs. I will be happy to take my tax dollars with me as well. [/quote]

Money is not the issue.  MCPS allocated over $13,000 per student in 2011.  I don't know what the numbers are today, but I imagine PP spending is anywhere from $15,000 to $20,000.  Redistributing the wealth won't amount to a hill of beans unless they implement true equitable practices by decreasing class sizes and eliminating all the useless meetings to attend and mounds of paperwork to complete.

This is money spent inefficiently across the board.  I could go on forever, but that's simply wasted effort, as the county fails to identify its own flawed thinkingl[/quote]

I don't think reducing class size is necessarily the answer to better quality education either.  I'm an UMC mom and I spend oodles of time at home educating my children.  I have one in public magnet and one in private.  Private parochial teacher used to teach underprivileged kids and said teaching 30 private school kids at once was easier than teaching 15 inner city in one class.

Parent involvement in a child's education/development is critical for their success and socioeconomic play a huge part in this.[/quote]

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