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You nailed it, but [b]these posters are so married to selling this false narrative of decline that they refuse to look at any evidence[/b]. [/quote]

you are gaslighting only yourself.

We used to be #1 in the state, now #3 in the state.  You can look at the graphs here and see our decline in last 10 years.  Sure, our W schools may have 90% [b]proficiency math/reading rates, but countywide the rates are 27% and 45%.  You [/b]okay with those numbers?
Nationwide, we are ranked #141 by county.  The same rating as Carroll County.  There are 5 counties in West Virginia ranked better than us.  No more making fun of WV schools.

https://www.publicschoolreview.com/maryland/montgomery-county-public-schools-school-district/2400480-school-district

If graduation rates are increasing, it is because we lowered our standards for it. 
You set the bar low, you only get low output.  The tech industry figured that out 10-15 years ago, that's why they left all those now vacant buildings along 270.  That, and the fact that the other side of the river was more business friendly.

Personally I think the start of the fall came way back on Weast and that terrible math that my kids had to live through.  12 years after him (in theory his first year of graduates) is when you see those scores fall.

Now grant you, the MCPS system as a whole has lots to offer, but it means nothing when the majority of our students are not learning.

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These are the MCAP scores. The state average is 19% and 36% respectively.  [/quote]

And this data is old.  The most recent data is 46.5% and 55.3%.  And everyone has acknowledged that those scores aren’t good enough, despite the improvement.[/quote]

MCAP is a new test that has questionable merit. Since it's new and used in MD only we can only compare MCAP scores to earlier years it was given. This indicates a marked improvement. and MCPS is doing better than anyplace in the state. So it seems like MCPS isn't really a mess after all.[/quote]

Ah, the old test is not valid argument…[/quote]

They ALWAYS blame the test….[/quote]

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