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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why do all schools have to have poor kids? Why cant a nice corner of the county simply keep to their own? Ok so town boundaries don't have to be respected so does that mean we can ignore county boundaries too?  How about sending some of the really poor PG kids to Rosemary Hills to give them a leg up? It is all about and better for the kids right? Or does resource grabs only work in one direction for the disenfranchised?

Why are people entitled to move to a nickel area and expect dime piers in the better neighborhood?  You guys are simply going down the rabbit hole DC went down and their "best" High School (Wilson) has a 25% dropout rate. Which pretty much breaks down the whole the poor kids do better when dropped into rich schools.  All you really end up with is administrations that scramble to keep the troublemakers penned up and away from the rich kids. Even Blair fluffs the numbers by importing the best and brightest and the regular kids might never even meet a magnate kid. [/quote]

Town boundaries are not relevant in a county-based school system. You betray the fact that you see black kids in Montgomery County as just as little a part of your community as kids in PG county. Plus, you spelled magnet wrong. [/quote]

Do others wish we could have a town-based system instead of a county-based system?  I found it so shocking when we moved here.  The one good thing is that it helps to provide kids with a mediocre education.  But DH and I both grew up elsewhere, and it was nice to have a town-based system where you could know your school board and really get involved.  We wish that we could live in a town with a mayor, rather than a county executive.  MCPS has something like 26 high schools.  If you're used to a massive district, I guess you think it's fine.  But if you've seen a town-based system, you may agree it's much better for parents and students.[/quote]

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