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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Isn’t this talk of which students will attend and how poor they will be a little premature, given that the new 6-region model will mean that students can select another school in their region for one of its programs? So, a couple of hundred “poor” kids from Einstein or Northwood or Blair will be going to BCC or Whitman every year, for example. [/quote]

Except that there will be very limited bus service, so unless you have a car or parents who can drive you (i.e. not most poor kids), you will not be going anywhere except your home school.  (Or maybe some of the Einstein/Northwood/Blair kids can walk or bike to one of the others since they're close together.  But no one's walking to Whitman.)[/quote]

That is not true. The limited bus service will obviously not be comprehensive, but if those kids can get to their home high school, there will likely be a school bus to take them to the regional program school. This does not require a car, parent, or wealth for a lot of students in those zones. Also, news flash but lots of people you consider poor do in fact own cars and also do transport their children places. [/quote]

"If they can get to their home school" is carrying a lot of weight there.  It's hard or impossible for most kids to get to their home high school without a car, and even if they can, it often means a 30-40 minute journey before catching a bus that will probably leave around 6:15-6:30.    Sure, if folks are deeply motivated, they may be able to cobble together some way to make it work.  But unless MCPS provides real transportation from bus stops kids can reasonably walk to, the regional programs will primarily be for the better-off kids.[/quote]

Ok well if people decide it’s too early or too hard that is their decision. The “better off kids” may also decide it’s too early or too hard or not worth it. You’re making a lot of assumptions. And most of these programs probably won’t be worth it for most students anyway. It’s ok to attend school outside these special programs. That’s what most kids do anyway, happily. [/quote]

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