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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What is the %age by race?  How are the URM numbers fallen over the years?  It seems that all the smoke and mirror tricks  MCPS plays with facts and data to show that the achievement gap is closing has led to the gap becoming a chasm.

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The county will never make any headway on closing the gap. I agree it's a problem, but it's not one the county can address on its own.

Sure [b]universal pre-k[/b] and better after-school offerings would help, but the root of this divide stems from what happens outside of school.

Maybe just accept that not everyone is academically inclined nor is it even necessary for everyone to pursue college.

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Lots of studies out there that show that universal pre-k doesn't help.  One recent study showed that kids selected to go to pre-k actually had more behavioral problems later on, and gas no lasting academic gains.[/quote]

I just heard an NPR  story that showed two years of pre-K meant lifelong financial and health gains and it extended into the next generation.[/quote]

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