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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Or get spanked by the voters (parents) which I highly doubt.[/quote]

If it's really as bad as everyone says it is, then the School Board elections should go overwhelmingly in the conservatives' favor.

My guess is that most parents are not nearly as unhappy as the very small subsegment of folks who comment on this board alongside the very vocal superminority on Twitter.

Not to mention the folks that were nominated for the School Board on that side are so far outside the mainstream of Fairfax County education policy as to be unrecognizable - and that several are running with the express intent of financially kneecapping the public school system....

Prepare to be disappointed. Become a serious party if you intend to create change.[/quote]

It’s never “as bad as everyone says it is” for those who have their heads stuck in the sand until the distinctions that the school district once had that drew you to live here and send your kids here actually disappear.
Then you’ll be scratching your head wondering how this happened, and speaking nostalgically about how the school district used to be one of the top in the country.

These changes that happen overnight under Reid will set the course but you won’t see the decline for a few years. And once you start to notice, it will take years to reverse. And sadly, it will probably be too late. But, yay for equity I guess? After all, mediocrity for all is fair.[/quote]

If equity efforts mean they can help enough Black and Hispanic kids do better on SATs and AP exams and in turn transform 50% of pyramids from less than "6/10" into "8/10" schools, then that would be a significant victory. Perhaps the most significant accomplishment in the history of FCPS.

Because until we improve those pyramids, they will continue to decline FCPS's reputation and continue to frustrate you.[/quote]
The only thing improving SAT scores and AP exam performance for Black and Hispanic kids are parents. I don’t understand why people still don’t get this.[/quote]

Because then people have to admit there is not a fix and that we are giving up on a decent percentage of the population and we don’t want to do that. We don’t want to write off a 6 year old because they have parents who are clueless about the importance of school.

I mean, it is the parents, but saying that out loud means admitting defeat reaching most of their kids.[/quote]
I just hate seeing the time, effort, and money squandered on these efforts when we could be focusing this time and energy into other areas of education. Or maybe these programs shouldn't focus on the kids but instead the parents.[/quote]

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