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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The kids getting “stepped on” are the middle class and upper middle class kids who probably get $2-4K less spent on them per head than illegal immigrants, anchor baby kids and refugees. By that is how it goes in big liberal sanctuary counties.  I mean, why wouldn’t you come here with your kids, cousins and aunts?[/quote]

Here's a question to you, in all seriousness. Do you think hospitals should spend as much money on healthy people as on sick people? If they have an extra $2-$4K, should they spend it making perfectly healthy people even healthier, or should they use it to improve the condition of people who actually have a problem? This is how it sounds to me when people say schools should spend the same amount on kids who are already doing great as on kids who have to learn all the basics while also learning English.

And there's money to go around. MCPS is one of the top 4 in the country in spending per pupil in large districts, just under NYC, Boston, and Baltimore, at $15,400 (data 7 years old): http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-area-spends-big-bucks-on-its-students/article/2530227

[b]For all those who complain about "sanctuaries," "anchor babies," etc., please remember that this is literally none of the school district's business. They are not legally allowed to ask about legal status. They legally must educate every child in the jurisdiction.[/b] [/quote]

Of course, I think everyone agrees that the school districts must legally educate every child regardless of legal status. The problem is that this state has made it very welcoming to illegal immigrants forcing MCPS to utilize significant resources to educate them, feed them, support them, etc. Unfortunately despite these efforts, the achievement gap still exists and will continue to exist.  [/quote]

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