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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not an MCPS parent, but isn’t it clear that as a nation we cannot continue to chip away at educational opportunities for accelerated students? I don’t totally understand what MCPS is proposing here, but parents should fight against any loss of advanced opportunities. If MCPS wants to expand options they should add more accelerated seats, not remove them. [/quote]

Adding more accelerated seats is exactly what they are proposing, and people are freaking out.[/quote]

Its just a select few at the W schools that fear competition.[/quote]

Nope. W kids are used to competition.

Seems like the magnet parents are the ones who fear dilution. I don’t think they’re getting the college admissions they want anyways (not all of them at least) and they know opening up the programs further makes those seats harder to get.  For example, MIT could say they are only going to take 2 kids from mcps magnets. More kids, lower the chance of getting a seat ag MIT.[/quote]

If the goal is an elite college, don't attend the magnet.

Besides, many Blair magnet grads go to UMD as their parents cannot pay for MIT etc.[/quote]

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