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but they should.  Can we finally put to be the myth the school environment actually matters at all.  It is almost entirely based on the education of the mother and the home environment.

So again why are we spending all this time on this when almost nothing will change

NO SCHOOL DISTRICT ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAS FIXED THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP.  The biggest factor is the home environment period.[/quote]

If the outcome for a given kid is the same regardless of whether the kid is at a "good school" or a "bad school," then why are some parents who own property zoned for "good schools" fighting the boundary analysis so vociferously?

And don't tell me it's about long bus rides and neighborhood schools, because there already are lots of long bus rides and lots of kids zoned for farther-away schools. If that's what they were really objecting to, they'd want MCPS to change the boundaries, not maintain them.[/quote]

[b]It is about long bus rides!![/b] If you want to change the boundaries to maximize walking to school, have at it! I doubt that will satisfy the BOE's diversity goals, though.[/quote]

I haven't heard anything from people whose kids currently have long bus rides and who want to be rezoned to closer schools that have more poor kids. Have you?[/quote]

Have you ever looked at the boundary maps? There are plenty of people assigned to WJ who are much closer to Wheaton or closer to Einstein but bused to BCC. Seems like many people only object when they're being bused to a more diverse area.[/quote]

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