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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We went from JLKM, to a well regarded DC Charter (not immersion), and then to MCPS in 6th.  I have no regrets about the move, and would absolutely do it again.  The MCPS system is far better organized, the curriculum is both more logical and more rigorous, and there's twice as much PE and twice as much arts in our MCPS middle school relative to Deal or the charter we were in (note: there are a few MCPS middle schools set up with a block schedule that gives them even more arts).  In addition, as a parent of child of color, we encountered racist low expectations over again in both DCPS and Charter, whereas in MCPS the expectations for him have been consistently high.  Finally, at least in a close in a suburb, my commute is actually substantially shorter because instead of having to travel across town to drop kid off, he simply gets on the school bus.  
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PP, where are you in the MCPS system; do you mind naming the city. I did a  a little research on the schools in Takoma Park and close-in Silver Spring and the scores were really not impressive for black and brown elementary kids. Some were just downright problematic. [/quote]

Not the PP, but someone who lives in close-in SS.  The lower scores at our neighborhood schools are correlated to ESOL and FARMS students.  I can tell you as a parent that we and our neighbors are pleased with Highland View and Sligo Creek Elementary.  Very active PTAs. Great families and neighborhoods.  We all value the diversity of those schools.  [/quote]

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