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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Tonight, Dr. Taylor will release his 2027 operating budget recommendations:

[twitter]https://x.com/MCPS/status/2000940282666209648[/twitter]

This is going to drive the rest of the conversation for the school system between now and the June, so you'll want to tune in, pay attention and take lots of notes.

I predict gimmicky props and cringey dad jokes from Taylor. But given the budget shortfalls at the state and county levels, I also expect some pretty sobering statements and decisions as well as we simply don't have the money to fix all that is broken with MCPS. At least not all at once and in the face of declining enrollments and stagnant growth in the county.[/quote]

Let's be clear: we- the county and state- do have the money if we would prioritize and fund schools appropriately, as has been done in the past. There just isn't public support or political will to do the necessary tax increases or other-spending decreases to do so.
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I'm in a six-figure income household (though low six figures) and would have a difficult time if my taxes increased much more.[/quote]
Us also. We are already on the verge of moving outside of the county because of MCPS’s corruption and dishonesty about why they are really trying to ram through the regions model despite hard economic times and the fact it will not help failing students.[/quote]

How exactly do you know what will help failing students?  Always, failing students are not the only students in the county.  Should all others be ignored? [/quote]

The regional model is clearly not intended or designed to help the 53% of elementary school students, 70% of middle school students or 59% of high school students that are not proficient in math.

These are the majority of students so yes, MCPS should definitely focus on them as the others aren't being "ignored" - they are able to graduate from high school proficient in both matth and reading which is more than what the majority of MCPS students can say.[/quote]

Do you really believe that 70% of all MCPS MS students are not proficient at math?  Think about that a moment.[/quote]

That's the data that I'm aware of on math proficiency. Are you aware of different data showing a different more palatable conclusion? And yes I absolutely believe it.[/quote]

National data corroborating that US k-12 education is failing our kids
https://www.chalkbeat.org/2025/09/09/naep-scores-12th-grade-math-reading-declines/[/quote]

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