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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][url]https://www.wusa9.com/amp/article/news/local/maryland/glenarden-woods-elementary-school-takes-top-spot-in-mcap-assessment-for-performance/65-a159c358-c3ef-4939-99e8-b64de600ae2f[/url] I know many posters are often dismissive of MCAP scores, but they do provide a baseline for student achievement across the state. 90% of Glenarden’s students are children of color and 40% are economically disadvantaged. PGCPS has its faults, but they do many things differently from MCPS and those choices are starting noticeably to pay off. Rather than push “honors for all” in the name of equity, they offer rigorous programs for their gifted students. I was curious so I looked up the PGCPS student code of conduct and compared it to MCPS. There seemed to be much higher expectations for student conduct in PGCPS. For example, if an MCPS student is caught with alcohol or drugs, they will receive a “ restorative  practice,” if it is their first offense. In PGCPS, students receive a short term suspension and mandatory counseling from the alternative to drugs and alcohol program. Is there any push in MCPS to adopt some of the policies that are used in PGCPS? [/quote]

Balderdash.
This is one elementary school, and honors for all has nothing to do with elementary school anyway. 
MoCo has far far higher gifted performance. [/quote]

“Far far higher” based on what?Your opinion? Literally Glenarden out scored EVERY school in the state…including every MoCo school. [/quote]

Based on facts and data.

Ask someone literate and numerate to read and explain the article to you.

&gt; Glenarden Woods is a TAG center, which [b]means every single student who attends has been identified as talented and gifted[/b]

They cherrypicked the best students in the region, who already had high scores, and put them all in one school. Of course that school will have above average scores!
Yet the results are still mediocre, with 5% scoring in Tier 4.
The students in gifted programs in MCPS score much higher on MCAP (more students in Tier 4, despite far fewer gifted students in the school), but their scores get averaged in with gen ed and disability special ed students at the same school, so the school overall score are lower, yet still end up only a few percentage points behind the gifted-only school in PG.

This article an example of lying with statistics, and people like you fell for it, or worse, you used it to prop up your narrative instead of seeking truth.

I'm embarrassed for you and OP. [/quote]

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