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I am old enough to know people don't change.  What Starr did in Stamford is coming here.  His lefty cronies are already pusing for change.

An Exciting Opportunity to Integrate Montgomery County Schools by Richard Kahlenberg

http://mocoedblog.org/?p=105

Notice that the MoCoEdblog is filled with socialist phonies like Starr. Petrilli who moved to a wealthier part of town from the Silver Spring area and wrote a book to make money from his choice is also an "editor" on the blog.  
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I'm not a socialist, actually used to be a Republican, now Independent.  But I don't think trying to make schools equitable FOR KIDS is a socialist thing.  I don't agree with trying to do away with magnet programs, but trying to make schools more equitable should be beyond politics or anything else.

People who have the means can hire tutors, supplement at home, prep their kids for the magnet entrance exams, SAT tests, etc..  Kids from poor families don't have this opportunity.  From the start of their education, there is already a vast inequity.  It only gets worse as they get older, into college.

I don't know what the answer is to make it more equitable for kids, but I don't think we should just ignore the fact that there is such an equity in *public* education.  As school administrators, their jobs are to address the issues of the entire school district, not just the rich schools, and ignore the poor ones.

Yes, I know, life's not fair.  When you are an adult, it's up to the individual.   But for kids?  Can we not give these kids at least a fair shot at a better life?  What is so wrong with integrating lower performing kids with higher performing ones?   [/quote]

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