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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][list][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is nothing is unfair about some schools having high farms rate and others having low farms rate.  Everyone makes decisions based on their priorities.[/quote]

The bigger issue is the disparities in offerings between the schools.[/quote]

I think the biggest issue is the lack of resources to support students living in poverty. At the high school level there is no significant funding to address the learning challenges associated with poverty. Extra money does help. https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/product/how-money-matters-factsheet

These high poverty high schools really are stretched thin for supporting low income kids. It would be easier if the high needs kids weren't so concentrated in certain schools. For example, we know experienced teachers are more effective and that wealthy schools attract more experienced teachers. It is better for low income kids to be in schools with more experienced teachers. The most cost effective way to do that is to reduce racial and economic segregation in schools.

Of course as a result of housing discrimination and exclusionary zoning in Montgomery County, it is hard not to concentrate poverty in certain schools, but it's crazy to me that the BOE isn't even considering some obvious ways to reduce segregation and is in fact only looking at boundary options that increase segregation.[/quote]

What are the obvious things that you mention? Send the kids from Potomac to Wheaton?[/quote]

Of course not. I mean do what they claimed they would do - look at adjacent clusters. Like as mentioned above in this thread, WJ and Einstein and Wheaton where there are massive differences in FARMS rates. But it's not even being considered.[/quote]

I am in WJ cluster and I am not that happy with the schools on this clyster and you are saying I need to send my kid to Einstein to balance the FARMS rate? I am responsible only for my kids at this point and I will do everything for my kids only.

We should start the national campaign that will promote education and stress that education starts from home. How is that not a priority in the 21st century I cannot understand.[/quote]

People like you are why we choose Einstein over WJ.  We could afford both.[/quote]

People like you are why I'm happy to live where I do, though I guess there are plenty of self-righteous aholes where I live too.   [/quote]

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