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MoCo has had a very progressive affordable housing initiative by law which has been considered a model across the nation. MPDUs are part of it. And developers are required to include affordable housing units in their developments.

Betcha didn't know those units often aren't sold and get diverted to homeless service providers. So, you have some formerly homeless individuals living in swanky condos up and down Rockville Pike. But I digress.

Yes, housing policies back in the day created this situation (big houses in wealthy areas with very few apartment complexes vs. a gazillion garden apartments in the Wheaton, Glenmont and Aspen Hill areas where you have a plethora of Title I schools with very few white kids). We have had an aggressive affordable housing program in the county for decades, but it only affects NEW construction. Thus, "It is what it is."

And how do I know that people love Weller Road Elementary? Because I know families who go there, and they love it. I know someone who moved from DC to that area specifically to be near family and friends and have a big Spanish speaking support system in their neighborhood (replete with businesses and churches that cater to them). Not a paternalistic statement; rather, a fact.

Bussing won't ever happen. Never ever. Too costly. And quite frankly, it doesn't net the results you think it will. Dig a little deeper into the research, data and literature and you will see that low income minority children do better when they LIVE in higher income areas and are surrounded by stable two parent families and essentially interact with those people at school and in the community (after school activities, church, etc) regularly. They grow up in a solidly middle-upper class environment, adopt those cultural norms, the educational and classroom behavioral bar is set higher, and they achieve. Not: making sure the housing is stable as are other critical items like food and safety are essential. This isn't rocket science.

In short: if all the kids in MS and HS are expected to go onto college, then the majority of kids succeed. When attending a school where there are big groups of kids who aren't expected to succeed and other routes are accepted (teen pregnancy, dropping out, dealing, etc) then more kids fail. Duh.

If I see anymore federal or private funding going towards more studies to demonstrate what data already supports and what teachers, social workers, homeless service providers and policy wonks already know, I think my head will explode.

Invest millions on bussing blacks and Latinos to white schools if you want, but you won't get the results you hope to. Sorry. [/quote]

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