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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Which school in FCPS do we think has the best mix of SES and races?

This country (not just county) has resegregated, mostly among SEE lines.

And it’s really obvious in our county where the haves and have nots are.

And it really isn’t fair, especially to the have nots.

We need to figure out how to balance equity and transportation.  It isn’t easy, but it has to be done.  I’m not just talking about in Fairfax-it has to be done nationwide, because segregation is actually worse now than pre-Brown in many places.[/quote]

Please support this analysis.

Every high school in FCPS is substantially less white than it was 10 or 20 years ago and, with only two exceptions (TJ and Langley), every high school in the county has a higher percentage of low-income kids.  It is the case that the increase in poverty has been the largest in certain areas, due primarily to the concentration of older, more affordable apartments in those areas.

To whom is this unfair and in what ways? Would it be fairer if the immigrants had never been allowed to crossed the border?  Or if the housing stock they can afford had been torn down, forcing more of them to live out in Prince William instead?

These aren’t rhetorical questions - it’s unclear whether your focus on “equity” is based on concern for the “have nots” or instead based on concerns for the “haves” who happen to live closer to the “have nots.”  [/quote]

PP is not only talking about racial segregation, but more importantly SES segregation.  Please look at FCPS high school FARM rates and demographics between Langley vs Herndon.  Absolutely outrageous when considering the current boundary lines (which make no sense).

It's not just those high schools either - although the paradox is very obvious - Alexandria has it's own set of problems.[/quote]

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