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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Certain zip codes succeeded at preventing construction of rental housing and public transportation. Fix that, and the W schools will magically become more diverse.

And, let’s make each W school a magnet so high performing kids from anywhere in the county can attend.

Easy.[/quote]

How would that fix things to bus kids into the W schools that are overcrowded?  Every school should have their own magnet program, especially the underperforming to encourage families to stay in those.[/quote]

Every school does have signature programs already.[/quote]

Don’t be daft, people. Everyone with a pulse knows the famed W schools are considered the best in the area. They are also the whitest since they are in areas that succeeded at preventing affordable/rental housing and public transportation.

Go look at how many apartments you have in Aspen Hill, Glenmont, Wheaton, and Silver Spring. Compare # of rentals East and West County. Now pull out the metro map. I’ll wait.

MCPS isn’t segregated, but *certain* school pyramids effectively are because of zoning and development choices by the county lobbied by developers and homeowners for decades. The good news is there’s still green space on the western side of the county; let’s start building mixed use development (commercial and affordable rentals). Because that will take a long time, let’s implement an affirmative action style optional magnet-esque program.

I take issue with the mention of Sherwood in the linked article. We are practically up-county with a nearly hour long commute during rush hour to the DCC schools. Personally, I think the clusters were a half-a$$ way to address diversity and opportunity rather than doing the hard work of addressing the housing affordability and zoning issues. And, there’s a lot to be said about creating community through neighborhood schools. 
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