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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Anonymous wrote:
My prediction is that MCPS is going to shut down the magnets and just do home school enrichment. Each school will get the same enrichment program and the TPMS magnet will simply end.

TP folks get what they want in having all the seats that they want. Enrichment classes can be focused on the abilities of the kids inside the school's boundaries. So if TP kids are really smart then great the home school classes can be more rigorous.

Other DCC folks get what they want and don't have to compete against W parents anymore. There will be enriched classes in their own schools so no sweating getting into TPMS.

W school folks get what they want in having all the seats that they want. Since they have the high fliers, they can have multiple enriched classes and group them by ability.

This would meet everyone's needs and save money on bussing.

My prediction is they'll finally fix the gerrymandered boundaries which will somewhat diversify the segregated schools. Then they'll launch a whole new set of micro-consortiums that pair affluent schools with nearby ones that are low-FARMS to help foster even greater diversity.[/quote]

In case where boundaries truly are bizarre geographically I agree. However, the diversity rezoning is not going to happen with the feds already investigating discrimination.

Schools are prohibited from using race in school assignment. If MCPS tries to side step this again, they'll get nailed even harder the next time.

It would be good if MCPS started looking at FARMS and not race but as long as it continues to focus on race it will continue to be on the wrong side of the law. 
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