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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]This is what white flight looks like in real time, the real question is what will happen to the area if it continues and if the historical effects such as depressed property values, school results and crime follow.[/b]  Looking at the metrics the schools are starting to decline in those areas in the east.[/quote]

Yes, it is so interesting.  In decades past, white flight drove people out of DC and away from black/poor people.  Now, the suburbs are no longer a sanctuary as the numbers of poor brown people are increasing, and so white flight into privates and areas further afield is happening.

In all seriousness, I don't know what the answer is.  We moved out of one of the W school districts and bought in NW DC--but our oldest is young, the neighborhood schools are already good in a few areas and are improving in other areas as gentrification spreads, and we can afford private if need be (we're also AA and therefore are probably a lot more comfortable with diversity than some of the folks going on here about illegals).  Of course, moving isn't a realistic or desirable option for most people.

If we stayed in MoCo and lived in one of the areas with significant increases in ESL students, I guess I'd just push the powers that be for more wrap-around services and other resources--smaller class sizes, more teachers, more social workers/psychologists to meet needs of those exposed to crime/violence in their home countries, etc.  Yes, I guess this would likely come with higher taxes, but the demographic trends won't change anytime soon, so it seems a prudent investment of resources.  DC spends a ton of money on education given the high-needs population in all but a handful of schools; perhaps MoCo should follow suit to ensure that standards remain high and all students needs are met, to the extent possible.[/quote]

PP here.  Meant to add, this trend of cities becoming richer and surrounding suburbs becoming poorer is happening all over the country, and internationally as well (just googled and apparently a similar trend is happening in London, and there's of course the banlieues around Paris).  Here's just one article:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/local/wp/2015/02/26/cities-are-becoming-more-affluent-while-poverty-is-rising-in-inner-suburbs-and-that-has-implications-for-schools/[/quote]

Just so you know, we just had a massive tax increase just this year for schools.  There is no more going to the well for quite a few years.  Also, there is no money for wrap around services, teachers or smaller class sizes or new buildings.  If you have been following MCPS problems at all, then you would realize that is crazy talk! Don't you think concerned parents are all already fighting tooth and nail for those things?  I know my community is!  Just read any of the posts concerning MCPS on these boards.

Parents are involved and vocal but the money for the resources just isn't there because there is a population explosion of needy kids.  You really have no idea what is happening here.  I am not meaning that to be mean but you really just don't.  The county is absolutely tapped out.  And the demographic hurt the most is the AA Farms kids and legal immigrants who should be getting these services not the exploding immigrant population.  We need to take care of our own kids.  There just aren't enough resources to go around.  In a perfect world, there would be.  But there isn't.  :(  [/quote]

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