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It seems to me that the people who live in Potomac or Bethesda are considered the wealthier citizens of the county.  And if they had to go into a county wide lottery, there would be a good chance that those people might pull their children out of the lottery system and choose other educational opportunities.  If the local residents were not a part of the W schools, what would that leave you and what benefit would other students gain?
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Then we must find a way to change a law to force integration. Why can't the poor have the freedom to chose whatever education opportunities for their kids. Every kid deserves good education, not just the ones with money. [/quote]

If the wealthy people chose other educational opportunities for their children, they would probably either be a different public school system or a private school.  I'm not sure you can pass a law that mandates people to use the public education system.  Across MCPS, every child follows the same cirriculum so it's hard to say that a child in one school district isn't getting the same education as another.  I don't think people are arguing about the actual cirriculum that is provided (2.0 aside) but it's the other things that the school district really can't control--- parent involvement, peer groups, motivations, family values that place a priority on education.  Busing or forced integratin would be one way to address these issues, but it won't work if one side has the ability (money) to opt out.[/quote]

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