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Do you understand how statistics works?  The average height of a woman is 5'4".  The only way to make the average go up is to introduce taller people to the mix, or take the shorter people out.  The only way to change the test scores of a group that statiscally scores lower is to.. what?  They've tried to get the group's score to go up for *years*. It's not moving much. [b]So, how do they get more of them represented in magnets?[/b]

I have zero evidence as do you of it either way because MCPS won't release any figures, including the  median test scores of the accepted students.  You have no idea why they stopped showing those scores, or why they reduced the test from two hours to 30min.  I don't have proof, but I can put two and two together.

METIS report recommends "broadening the definition of gifted" and increase the participation of URM in the programs; MCPS wants to close the achievement gap; the tests were changed; they  no longer report the median score of accpeted students.  What does this all mean?  Maybe my assumptions are wrong, but since MCPS wont' communicate the stats or the reasons behind all the change, I use "context clues" to come to my own conclusion.  That's fine if you don't want to make any assumptions based on all the changes, and just stick your head in the sand and say, "I'm sure MCPS would never lower the standards to close the achievement gap", but I do question MCPS on this, as do many.[/quote]

By removing barriers to entry.

Please note that MCPS's admissions standards for the application magnet programs are irrelevant to the achievement gap. MCPS does not measure the achievement gap by participation in magnet programs. MCPS knows this. (Do you?) So why would MCPS try to close the achievement gap by lowering admissions standards for the application magnet programs?[/quote]

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