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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is there discussion to end the consortiums? Seems like such a waste of busses.[/quote]

Sort of, but they may end up creating six regions across the county instead, so still a lot of bussing.[/quote]

The wealthier schools have everything the kids need.  The reason for the DCC was that these schools don't have nearly the same things and it gives kids opportunities to go to a school where they might have it.[/quote]

This is categorically false. Look at the per pupil funding downcounty. It is MUCH higher than anywhere else. [/quote]

Do your schools have multiple bands, marching band, gymnastics and crew, stem clubs, ap classes?   Then you have a lot more.  [/quote]

I want to echo the PP.  The schools receiving the most per pupil funding at not the W schools. I am curious why you think any programs or activities are provided by MCPS.  If someone "has more" its because the kids advocated for it do the work run a club, or sport, activity or advocacy group. It's great leadership and something any student can take on. I heard the recent SMOB candidates talking about the school booster clubs in some schools have like they are part of the problem (???).  My school's booster club spends an inordinate amount of time trying to raise funds for basic school property maintenance.  Things I would think MCPS would cover.  It's rather sad.[/quote]

Having more per pupil funding does not equal having higher (or even similar) levels of educational services.  The funding would have to change to be dramatically more than it currently is in the less well-off areas to effect that.  And that dissimilarity in service levels is that which needs to be addressed, whether it be utilization rates or classes available.[/quote]

It goes to the remedial classes to catch kids up [b]as their elementary schools failed them.[/b]  [/quote]

Their overall educational circumstance, not the ES, at least by itself.  Lots of FARMS/EML new to the county/country?  More that [i]need[/i] supports that might be [i]seen[/i] as remedial to a proper ES education by those on the outside, but have more to do with that circumstance.

That current differential funding goes to [i]try[/i] to address that need, but does so only in part.  In not completely covering it, those classmates not demonstrating that need suffer disservice, as teacher attention and other resources at the school are disproportionately focused on the more needy population

Funding differentials would have to be increased such that a student without such needs would expect to have roughly similar educational experiences for themselves whether at a school with large numbers of students in need or at one with few to none.  This would not be expected to result in equal average educational outcomes from school to school, due to the differences in conditions of the overall populations.  It would, however, be expected to result, on average, to similar educational outcomes across schools for the populations of similar condition at each.[/quote]

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