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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Rezoning that occurs based on overcrowding and geography usually has less of impact on housing values because its clear to people when buying that they are on the edge of an area likely to be rezoned. The discount is built into the housing market. Areas that have better planning and financial management also forecast ahead and new developments are sold with clear future boundaries disclosed. Its frankly bizarre to me here that new developments pop up with no hard plan as to where kids will go and then it ends up being a crap shoot which one will get rezoned to the lower school.

Property values is a tangible thing  to home owners and it should be to the county as well. The type of redistricting that MCPS is pursuing will destabilize the real estate market and at a time when MOCO is not doing very well. Someone in the county needs to be forecasting what this will cost the county in the long run and how they will make up the shortfall.

The other bizarre thing about all this is that the advocates seem to be white people living in lower performing schools and AA MCPS administrators and BOE members. The opposition is white people in high performing schools and asians. The hispanics who make up the largest demographic group in the system are no where to be seen or heard in any of these discussions. If you look at the county demographics, the hispanic residents are overwhelming younger and have more kids while the majority of white and AA residents are aging out of child bearing years so MCPS in the next 5-10 years is likely to reach 60% hispanic. Someone should ask the hispanic community what they want since they will be the primary population in the future.[/quote]

Very interesting observation about the Hispanic representation at the meetings.  I realize that the main issue is language barrier (which is also the issue in the classroom I am sure), however, surely there are fluent Hispanic families who would want to make a statement.  Perhaps they don't care, or don't even realize what's happening.[/quote]

Um. Yes, there are plenty of Hispanic/Latino families who speak English. Including the ones whose native language is English.[/quote]

The Hispanic families I was referring to are the ones who are generally first generation, poor, in poorly performing schools with high FARMS.  Not the ones who live down the street from me who drive the Mercedes convertible.  Please, give me a break.[/quote]

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